Indian singer Gippy Grewal visits Pakistan to pay homage at Kartarpur Gurdwara
"I am very happy to be at Nankana Sahib's Gurdwara in Pakistan," Grewal said.
KARTARPUR (Web Desk) – Renowned Indian Punjabi actor-singer Gippy Grewal on Monday visited Gurdwara Nankana Sahib in Kartarpur, Pakistan to pay homage.
According to a private website, the 37-year-old Indian singer was welcomed by the Pakistani Punjab government when he arrived along with a delegation.
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The Spokesperson of Punjab Government Musarrat Jamshed Cheema met the visiting Indian Celebrity and welcomed him on the behalf of the provincial government.
Talking to the media, Gippy Grewal said that they had long been planning to visit Pakistan. He said that they had to visit the holy shrine of Gurdwara Nankana Sahib, and once the Baba Guru Nanak Dev Ji had bestowed his blessings upon them, their visit to Pakistan became a reality.
“I am very happy to be here,” the actor said.
The actor said that they have great feelings to visit Pakistan, and meet their own people and brothers.
Gippy Grewal also expressed gratitude to the Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Special Assistant on Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development Zulfi Bukhari for making the arrangements and made their visit possible.
Welcome to Pakistan.
— Usman Dar (@UdarOfficial) January 20, 2020
We hope that you have a great time. You will surely find a lot of your Punjabi fans on this side of the border as well. https://t.co/wmsm6us7jd
Kartarpur corridor is sending a message of peace even in these tough times. Surely, it takes a visionary to break the cycle of hatred. Prime Minister Imran Khan s initiative will go down in history as an effort to build long standing peace in the region. https://t.co/g8oJD8AjkR
— Munaza Hassan (@MunazaHassan) January 20, 2020
Gippy Grewal is at Gurdwara Janamasthan #NankanaSahib #Pakistan @GippyGrewal, welcome paaa jeee!!! pic.twitter.com/s9RoYFIkzy
— Shiraz Hassan (@ShirazHassan) January 20, 2020
Earlier, the former cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu and actor Sunny Deol among other notables from neighboring India also visited Kartarpur Sahib and attended the Kartarpur Corridor Opening Ceremony.
The Kartarpur Corridor was opened on November 9, 2018 by Prime Minister Imran Khan in connection with the 550th Birth Anniversary Celebrations of Baba Guru Nanak Dev Ji, paving the way for the Members of the Sikh Community from across the border to visit on of their holiest places in Pakistan.
