Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is likely to attend the swearing-in ceremony of India's Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi.
India has invited leaders of all South Asian countries, including Nawaz to Modi's oath-taking ceremony scheduled for May 26.
According to the Express Tribune, Foreign Office spokesperson Tasnim Aslam confirmed that Pakistan has received the formal invitation.
She added that it was most likely that Sharif would travel next week to New Delhi to attend the ceremony.
Nawaz was one of the first leaders to telephone Modi and congratulate him on his party's impressive election victory.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai already confirmed to attend the ceremony.
The swearing-in ceremony, to be held at the forecourt of the historic Rashtrapati Bhavan, is likely to be attended by as many as 3,000 guests, the report added.
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