Lahore: Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today wore the pink turban gifted to him by his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi for his granddaughter's wedding.
A source at Mr Sharif's Jati Umrah residence told Press Trust of India that the Pakistani Prime Minister had donned the "Indian Rajasthani pink turban" gifted to him by PM Modi during his visit on Friday.
"Wearing the gifted turban of Mr Modi itself shows that Mr Sharif's sincere intention towards the neighbouring country. Besides, it also demonstrates that Mr Sharif values the gift of Mr Modi," the PML-N source said.
Mehrun Nisa, Mr Sharif's granddaughter married Raheel Munir, son of well-known industrialist Chaudhry Munir, who was the first to shake hands with PM Modi when he got off the car at Jati Umrah outside Lahore on Friday evening.
PM Modi had congratulated Mr Sharif on the wedding of his granddaughter and also presented him gifts.
Today evening around 2,000 guests attended the Walima (reception) ceremony of the couple. Some VVIP guests had also come from Saudi Arabia for the occasion.
Both the bride and groom have studied at the London School of Economics.
The source said that Walima ceremonies will also be held in UAE and the UK next month because many friends of the Sharifs could not make it to Lahore.
Though all the wedding ceremonies are being kept a close family affair away from the public eye, selected footage is released to the media like during the marriage of Mr Sharif's elder son Husain back in the 1990s.
The locals as well as British tailors have reportedly been hired to prepare dresses of the bride and her relatives.
A source at Mr Sharif's Jati Umrah residence told Press Trust of India that the Pakistani Prime Minister had donned the "Indian Rajasthani pink turban" gifted to him by PM Modi during his visit on Friday.
"Wearing the gifted turban of Mr Modi itself shows that Mr Sharif's sincere intention towards the neighbouring country. Besides, it also demonstrates that Mr Sharif values the gift of Mr Modi," the PML-N source said.
PM Modi had congratulated Mr Sharif on the wedding of his granddaughter and also presented him gifts.
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Both the bride and groom have studied at the London School of Economics.
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Though all the wedding ceremonies are being kept a close family affair away from the public eye, selected footage is released to the media like during the marriage of Mr Sharif's elder son Husain back in the 1990s.
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