Pak's inviation to Manmohan Singh for Kartarpur corridor stumps Congress

Sources in the Congress said it was strange that the Pakistan foreign minister made a statement on this when such an invite should be routed through the ministry of external affairs

Pak invitation for Manmohan

Congress leaders on Monday said they were intrigued by Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi’s statement that Islamabad would invite former prime minister Manmohan Singh (pictured) for the inaugural ceremony of the Kartarpur Corridor in November. Pakistan is scheduled to open the corridor for Indian Sikh pilgrims on November 9. “The Kartarpur corridor inauguration is a big programme and Pakistan is preparing for it in a big way. We have decided to invite India’s former prime minister Manmohan Singh to grace the event... We will send a formal letter to him soon,” Qureshi told Capital TV.