Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Sunday, has said that Pakistan decided to open the Kartarpur Corridor in view of longstanding desires of Sikh community.
In a tweet, he said we have taken this historic initiative in good faith and will carry it forward in the same spirit.
The minister said dragging his comment towards Sikh sentiments is a deliberate attempt to misrepresent and mislead. He said what I said was strictly with reference to bilateral interaction with the Indian government.
Dragging my comment towards "Sikh sentiments" is a deliberate attempt to misrepresent & mislead. What I said was strictly with ref to bilat.interaction with the Indian Govt. We have deep respect for Sikh sentiments & no amount of distortions or controversies would change it. 1/2
— Shah Mahmood Qureshi (@SMQureshiPTI) December 2, 2018
Shah Mehmood Qureshi further added that we have deep respect for Sikh sentiments and no amount of distortions or controversies would change it.
In deference to the long-standing desires of our Sikh brethren, we decided to open the Kartarpur Corridor. We have taken this historic initiative in good faith and will carry it forward in good faith. 2/2
— Shah Mahmood Qureshi (@SMQureshiPTI) December 2, 2018
