Millennium Post

Pakistan issues visa to Sidhu to attend Kartarpur ceremony: FO

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan said on Thursday that it has issued a visa to cricketer-turned politician Navjot Singh Sidhu to attend the inaugurati­on of the much-awaited Kartarpur Corridor on November 9.

The Pakistan government invited Sidhu - who also attended the groundbrea­king ceremony of the Kartarpur Corridor - to attend Saturday's inaugurati­on.

A ruling party spokespers­on had said that Sidhu accepted the invitation, Dawn reported.

"Pakistan has issued visa to Indian politician Navjot Singh Sidhu for his visit to holy shrine of Baba Guru Nanak," Foreign Office spokespers­on Mohammad Faisal announced during his weekly media briefing here.

Sidhu, a Congress lawmaker and former Punjab minister, has sought permission from the EAM to attend the inaugural ceremony of the Kartarpur Corridor in Pakistan on November 9.

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