Indian cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu arrived in Pakistan on Friday to attend the swearing-in ceremony of his friend Imran Khan as Pakistan's prime minister.
Indian cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu arrived in Pakistan on Friday to attend the swearing-in ceremony of his friend Imran Khan as Pakistan's prime minister.
Wearing a blue suit and a pink turban, Sidhu arrived Lahore via the Wagah border from where he will travel to Islamabad to attend Khan바카라s oath-taking ceremony scheduled for tomorrow.
Sidhu used his usual poetic expression while interacting with reporters.
Welcoming the "change" in Pakistan바카라s democracy with the election of Khan as prime minister, he said Khan should come forward in peace initiative between the two neighbours.
He said he has brought "a message of love" to Pakistan as a goodwill ambassador of India.
바카라I have come here not as a politician but as a friend. I have come here to take part in the happiness of my friend (Imran),바카라 he said, adding sportsmen and artistes help bringing the people of two sides closer.
바카라Hindustan jeevay, Pakistan jeevay,바카라 he chanted while reading a verse.
Sidhu said former Indian prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who passed away yesterday, also talked about peace between the two countries.
Quoting late Vajpayee, he said, 바카라If there is a fire at a neighbour바카라s house we get the heat of it.바카라
Talking about the qualities of Khan, the former cricketer said: "I have seen Khan converting his weaknesses into his strength. I wish Imran becomes a symbol of prosperity (for his country).바카라
Replying to a query on the gift he has brought for the former Pakistan Test captain, Sidhu said: 바카라I have brought a Kashmiri shawl for Khan sahib.바카라
Earlier this week, former Indian cricketers Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev whom Khan had invited on his swearing-in had declined the invitation citing personal engagements.
PTI