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Punjab cabinet minister and former cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu has lavished praise on Pakistan Prime Minister elect Imran Khan. Sidhu has accepted the invite to attend Khan’s swearing-in- ceremony on August 11.
It is (a) great honour, I accept the invitation. Men of genius are admired, men of power are feared, but men of character are trusted. Khan Sahab is a man of character. He can be trusted. Sportsmen build bridges, break barriers, unite people, Sidhu said in a statement.
Sidhu was among those who had reportedly been invited by Khan to attend his oath-taking ceremony. Imran Khans party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf emerged as the single-largest party in the National Assembly after the general election on July 25.
Earlier , a PTI spokesperson said that the party plans to invite former cricketers Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev and Navjot Sidhu and Bollywood star Aamir Khan to Imran Khan swearing-in ceremony.
