Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will attend the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi in Delhi. It ended the two-day suspense over his decision amid reports that there was stiff opposition from hardliners in the establishment.
A spokesperson of the Prime Minister Office and Pakistan Foreign Ministry confirmed that Sharif would travel to Delhi to attend Modi's oath taking ceremony on Monday.
The delay in Sharif confirming his attendance in the oath ceremony is being attributed to opposition from hardliners in the Army establishment.
Sharif took the decision to accept the Indian invitation after a series of consultations with his close aides, the Dawn Daily reported, citing unnamed sources.
Modi has invited all the leaders of member-states of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) to the ceremony.
Earlier, the Pak Premier had telephoned Modi to congratulate him on his party's election victory and invited him to visit Pakistan after assuming office.
Other key SAARC leaders, Sri Lankan President President Mahinda Rajapaksa, Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai, Bhutan Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay, Nepal Prime Minister Sushil Koirala and Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom have confirmed that they will attend the ceremony.
Earlier, Sharif's daughter Maryam tweeted that cordial relations with the new Indian government should be cultivated.
She followed it up with another tweet saying, it is upon the leaders to lead their countries and people to peace and conciliation.