India allows Jaswant Singh to visit Pakistan
September 6th, 2009 - 3:24 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 6 (IANS) The Indian government has allowed expelled Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Jaswant Singh to visit Pakistan Sep 26 to promote his book “Jinnah: India, Partition and Independence”, a media report said.
He will arrive in Karachi Sep 26, before heading to the Pakistani capital Sep 27 to attend a launching ceremony of the book at the Islamabad Press Club.
The former Indian external affairs minister was expelled from the BJP for praising Pakistan founder Mohammed Ali Jinnah in his book “Jinnah: India, Partition, Independence”.
He is visiting the country on the invitation of Muhammad Yousuf, a prominent Pakistani publisher and owner of Mr. Books (bookstore) in Islamabad.
The Indian government granted security clearance to Jaswant Singh Saturday after several attempts and now he would reach Pakistan Sep 26, the Online news agency reported.
–Indo-Asian news Service
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