*ISLAMABAD – Former Indian cricket star Navjot Singh Sindu on Saturday saidhe is returning home with 100 times more love than he brought to Pakistan. *

“Punjab means amalgamation of five rivers. Pakistan and India have tworivers each while the one is shared by them,” he said and added, “If Indiaand Pakistan’s Punjab open their borders, it would change a lot within sixmonths.”

Mr Sidhu was speaking to media alongside PTI senator Faisal Javed andformer Pakistan cricket stars in the federal capital.

He said he would ask the Indian government to take one step [towardsnormalising ties] and Prime Minister Imran Khan will take two.

He talked about his meeting with Chief of Army Staff Gen Qamar Jawed Bajwatoday at the PM’s oath-taking ceremony at the Presidency, saying the armychief told him that the frontier with India will be opened on the birthanniversary of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism.

He appreciated the army chief for lending his support to peace overturesbetween the two countries.

Mr Sidhu said it was his desire to see improved ties between the twoneighbours. ” I came to Pakistan as a friend and got a very positivemessage.”

“I am returning home with memories which I will never forget,” he toldreporters.

Mr Javed, former cricket star Rameez Raja and others also spoke on theoccasion.