Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif turns down invitation to attend Modi's swearing-in-ceremony?

New Delhi: Heads of other SAARC nations have been invited to Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony on May 26. According to reports Foreign Ministry has also sent the invitation to Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif. But reports suggest that Pakistan has turned down the invitation citing time constraint as the reason. According to Pakistan, such a trip can't be organised in a short span of time, say reports. Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi has invited heads of all the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) members for his swearing-in ceremony on 26 May, say media reports. Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah described as "excellent" Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi's move to invite Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and other SAARC leaders for his swearing-in ceremony. Abdullah expressed the hope that it would be the beginning of sustained talks between India and Pakistan.