*KARACHI: Cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan became cynosure for theIndian media after Prime Minister Narendra Modi felicitated the former onelection victory. Now reports say that Imran’s PTI is considering to inviteseveral leaders including Modi to the oath-taking ceremony.*

NDTV reports citing a PTI official that the party is mulling to inviteleaders of SAARC countries, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi to hisoath taking ceremony as the Prime Minister of Pakistan.

PTI has emerged as the largest political party in the country after theJuly 25 general elections, winning 115 of the 270 National Assembly seatson which the elections were held.

The party says that it has the required number of strength to formgovernment both in Punjab and center.

“The core committee of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf is considering inviting theSouth Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) heads including MrModi and a decision on this is expected shortly,” a leader from PTI toldPress Trust of India, reports NDTV.

He also termed PM Modi’s telephone call to Imran Khan on his victory in the2018 elections a welcoming sign to begin a “new chapter” in relationsbetween the two countries.

PTI Spokesperson Fawad Chaudhry, according to Times of India, did not ruleout inviting Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the swearing in ceremony onAugust 11. “A decision about it will be taken by the party in consultationwith the foreign ministry in coming days,” he said.

On Monday, PM Modi called Imran Khan to congratulate him on his party’svictory in the general elections in Pakistan and hoped that “Pakistan andIndia will work to open a new chapter in bilateral ties”.

Mr Khan thanked Prime Minister Modi for his wishes and emphasised thatdisputes should be resolved through dialogue. ” Mr Khan in his victoryspeech had also said that better relations between Pakistan and India wouldbe “good for all of us”.