Sidhu Meets COAS Bajwa At Imran Khan’s Oath-taking Ceremony

Mahnoor Sheikh (@mahnoorsheikh03) Published August 18, 2018 | 11:35 AM

Sidhu shook hands with the army chief and hugged him.

Islamabad (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 18th August, 2018) Former Indian cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu, who arrived in Pakistan on Friday, met Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa at the oath-taking ceremony of Imran Khan in Islamabad today.

Sidhu shook hands with the army chief and hugged him. They then talked for some time.

Sidhu, who was wearing a dark blue suit and a pink turban, sat next to AJK President Masood Khan at the ceremony.

Sidhu arrived in Lahore on Friday via the Wagah border from where he travelled to Islamabad to attend Imran Khan's oath-taking ceremony.

After getting mandatory clearance from the Ministry of External Affairs, Sidhu was overwhelmed to have received a call from External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj.

Before crossing over to Wagah, Sidhu expressed his feelings, “Hindustan jive te Pakistan jive, hasda wasda eh sara jahan jive........te aan baan shaan naal.....pyar aman te khushhali ban ke mera yaar Imran Khan jive.”

Sidhu has carried a special ‘Pashmina shawl’ for Khan as a gift. Sidhu has got a 15-day visa for Lahore and Islamabad.