ISLAMABAD – Former Indian cricketer, Navjot Singh Sidhu, hugged Pakistan’sChief of the Army Staff, General Qamar Javed Bajwa at the swearing-inceremony of Imran Khan as the Prime Minister of the country.
He stood up as soon as he came across Pakistan’s military chief and had aninteraction with him – for a noticeably longer time.
Sidhu and General Bajwa were seen exchanging pleasantries in a cordialmanner which was noticed by the political commentators around.
Sidhu has arrived in Pakistan on an invitation extended by Imran Khan forthe oath-taking ceremony. He is accompanied by Imran Khan’s former classfellow, Vikram Mehta.
Earlier, talking to media, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s Senator Faisal Javed,expressed that Sidhu was popular across Pakistan to the extent that hecould contest any elections.