CHANDIGARH/AMRITSAR: Pakistan's information minister Fawad Chaudhry on Friday said that the Imran Khan government was planning to give Sikh pilgrims "visa-free direct access" to the historic Kartarpur Sahib gurdwara In an interview with BBC Urdu, Chaudhry said the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf-led government was developing "a system" for Sikh pilgrims to visit Kartarpur Sahib and some forward movement is expected soon."Pakistan will soon open the border at Kartarpur for Sikh pilgrims who will be able to visit Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur without visas," Chaudhry said, adding that "a road will be constructed for the pilgrims to come. They will then have to buy a ticket to go back."There's, however, no clarity yet on the system - whether the access will be permanent or be specifically for the 550th birth anniversary celebrations of Guru Nanak Dev next year.There has been a longstanding demand in India for opening a corridor for the Sikh pilgrims between Kartarpur Sahib in Narowal district of Pakistan's Punjab province and Dera Baba Nanak in Gurdaspur- the two sites, barely 6km apart.However, there has been no official announcement by the Pakistan government and no confirmation from New Delhi. But Punjab minister Navjot Singh Sidhu convened a press conference on Friday to announce that Islamabad had decided to allow access to Kartarpur corridor.