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Got call from Imran inviting me for swearing-in ceremony: Sidhu
Aug 11, 2018
05:24 pm
What's the story
Pakistan's Prime Minister-elect Imran Khan called up cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu to extend an invitation to his oath-taking ceremony, the Punjab Minister said in a statement today.
Sidhu has accepted the invitation and informed the Union Home Ministry and the office of the Punjab CM about his intention to attend the swearing-in ceremony.
The event will be held in Islamabad on August 18.
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Imran Khan personally telephoned Sidhu to extend the invitation
Khan, the chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI), has personally telephoned Sidhu to extend the invitation, according to the statement. Earlier, Sidhu said that he hoped that relations between India and Pakistan would improve with cricketer-turned-politician Khan becoming the Prime Minister of the neighboring country.