Pakistan PM to attend inauguration of India's new leader Narendra Modi
Nawaz Sharif, whose attendance at ceremony will be a first in history of two states, will also hold bilateral meeting with Modi
Nawaz Sharif is also likely to invite Modi to visit Pakistan, an official said on Saturday. Photograph: Damir Sagolj/Reuters
The prime minister of Pakistan has accepted an invitation from Narendra Modi, the incoming Indian prime minister, to attend his inauguration on Monday in Delhi, raising hopes of a thaw in relations between the two south Asian nations.