Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif plans to attend the swearing in ceremony
of Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi and a final decision will be taken by the evening after consultations with the civil and military leaders, officials said in Islamabad today.

Foreign office has confirmed that formal invitation has been received .

Sources within Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) said that Prime Minister wanted to normalise ties with India to promote commercial and business activities.

A top PMLN leader told PTI that the invitation has come at a short notice and the premier needs time to accept it.

Invitations to Heads of Government of all SAARC nations,including the Pakistan Prime Minister, were sent out on behalf of Mr Modi yesterday to attend his swearing inceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan.

Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa and Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai have already confirmed their
participation in the event.