Sidhu gets Pakistan visa to attend Imran’s oath-taking ceremony: reports

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Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi has issued the visa to former Indian cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu to attend prime minister-elect Imran Khan’s oath-taking ceremony,  reported a private news channel.

Sidhu was among those who had reportedly been invited by Khan to attend his oath-taking ceremony. Imran Khan’s party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) emerged as the single-largest party in the National Assembly after the general election on July 25.

On August 1, a PTI spokesperson said that the party plans to invite former cricketers Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev and Navjot Sidhu to Imran Khan swearing-in ceremony.

According to the news report, after getting the formal invitation from Imran Khan, Sidhu had applied for the visa. On Monday, the former Indian cricketer visited the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi where he was granted the visa for Pakistan, the report stated adding, he will arrive in Pakistan on August 17 and will participate in the swearing-in ceremony of Imran Khan.