Navjot Singh Sidhu arrives in Pakistan for Imran’s oath-taking ceremony

Sidhu arrived in Lahore around Wagah limit and will transport to Islamabad for a oath-taking rite scheduled for Aug 18.

Speaking to reporters in Lahore, Sidhu welcomed a ‘change’ in Pakistan brought about by a appearance of a Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government.

“I have come to Pakistan on my friend’s [Imran] invitation. These are really special moments,” Sidhu said.

“Hindustan jeevey, Pakistan jeevey!” he chanted.

The ex-cricketer pronounced athletes and artists erase distances [between countries]. “I have come here temperament a summary of love,” he added.

Imran, a former Pakistan Test captain who founded PTI in 1996, is approaching to be sworn in as primary apportion on Saturday after his celebration swept a Jul 25 ubiquitous elections.

Earlier this week, former Indian captain Kapil Dev pronounced he will not be attending a oath-taking ceremony, citing ‘personal reasons’.

Dev was one of a 3 cricketers from India invited to attend a leader’s swearing-in ceremony, along with Sidhu and Sunil Gavaskar.

Gavaskar also declined Imran’s entice due to his explanation commitments for a ongoing Test array between England and India.

The newly-elected members of a National Assembly will opinion for a country’s subsequent primary apportion today. Imran Khan is contesting opposite Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz boss Shehbaz Sharif, though a competition is believed to have been won by a PTI hopeful already due to a fallout among antithesis parties.

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