Navjot Singh Sidhu arrives for Imran’s oath-taking

• Former cricketer crossed Wagah border to attend Imran Khan’s oath ceremony on Saturday

LAHORE: Former Indian cricketer turned politician Navjot Singh Sidhu arrived in Pakistan on Friday to attend the oath-taking ceremony of Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan on Saturday.

Singh arrived in Lahore from Wagah border from where he left for Islamabad to meet Imran Khan.

On August 13, Sidhu was seen visiting Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi. After the visit, Sidhu had said that he had applied for permission from the Indian government and that his travel to Pakistan depended on the permission by GoI.

PTI leader Faisal Javed had announced on August 10 that cricket legends from India Kapil Dev, Navjyot Singh Sidhu, and Sunil Gavaskar have been invited to attend oath-taking ceremony.

Kapil Dev had refused to attend the ceremony citing ‘personal reasons’. On August 12, Gavaskar had conveyed to Khan that he would not be able to attend the event as he had prior work commitments.

Meanwhile, Indian ruling party BJP leader Subramanian Swamy had condemned Sidhu’s decision to travel to Pakistan and called it ‘treachery’.