Pakistan issues visa to Sidhu to attend Kartarpur ceremony: FO
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.