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Congress criticises BJP for inviting Pak PM to Modi's swearing-in

New Delhi: Congress today attacked BJP over sending an invitation to Pakistan premier Nawaz Sharif for the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister designate Narendra Modi, reminding the party of its earlier remarks that terror and

He said that Singh had come under lot of criticism from BJP during the talks with Pakistan in Havana, in New York and in Sharm el-Sheikh that “terror and talks cannot go hand in hand”.

The Congress leader's remark came against the backdrop of SAARC Heads of State and Government including Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif been invited to Modi's swearing-in as Prime Minister on May 26.

Pakistan's Foreign Office spokeswoman Tasnim Aslam said said that formal invitation has been received but any decision by the Prime Minister to attend the ceremony on May 26 in New Delhi will be taken later today.