It is learnt informally, that Afghan President Hamid Karzai, Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa and Bhutan PM Tshering Tobgay have indicated their willingness to attend the ceremony.
There is no word from Pakistan officially yet, but a top aide of Mr Sharif said in Islamabad that the Pakistan PM would respond "positively" to the invitation. "We are yet to officially get the invitation. It is in the media. When we receive the invitation formally, we will surely respond positively," he said.

The Congress said it was the incoming government's prerogative to invite Saarc leaders, including Mr Sharif, to the oath-taking ceremony.

Jammu and Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah and People's Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti welcomed the move, with Ms Mufti saying it was a "good omen" and that "it's a pleasant surprise and quite unbelievable".

The separatist groups too said it was a "good sign".


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