Pak elections: Manmohan unlikely to attend Sharif's swearing in

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is unlikely to attend the swearing in ceremony of PML-N Chief Nawaz Sharif as the next Prime Minister of Pakistan, reports said on Tuesday.PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif on Sunday said that he would invite Prime Minister Singh to Pakistan for his oath-taking ceremony as the new Premier.In an unusually quick response even as counting of votes was underway in Pakistan, Singh conveyed India’s desire to work with Sharif to chart a new course in Indo-Pak relations.In a letter to Sharif, Prime Minister Singh said, "I look forward[caption id="attachment_779775" align="alignleft" width="380"] PML-N Chief Nawaz Sharif. Reuters[/caption]to working with you and your government to chart a new course and pursue a new destiny in the relations between our countries. I would also like to extend an invitation to you to visit India at a mutually convenient time."During the campaign, 63-year-old Sharif had vowed to revive the Indo-Pak peace process which was interrupted in 1999 by the then military ruler Parvez Musharraf who ousted him in a bloodless coup. Sharif had started the peace process with then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.With PTI inputs