The singer, who had maintained silence on the criticism he received, shared a video of his return to India through the Wagah-Attari land route on Twitter on Independence Day on Thursday.
The statue will be installed outside the Mai Jindian Haveli in Lahore Fort, just nearby the building that houses the samadhi of Maharaja as well as the Gurudwara Dera Sahib of Guru Arjun Dev.
India and Pakistan have not played any bilateral series since January 2013, but will face off in the marquee clash of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 at Old Trafford, Manchester. It is one of the several meetings between the arch-rivals in the multilateral events
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has written a letter to PM Narendra Modi offering talks to resolve all issues, including Kashmir, according to reports
Pakistan is a member of the eight-nation South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation (SAARC) grouping along with India, Afghanistan, Bhutan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Maldives.
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan had called PM Narendra Modi to congratulate him on his victory and expressed willingness to work together for peace in South Asia.
India on Monday announced that it has invited leaders from BIMSTEC countries to Prime Minister Modi's inauguration, leaving out Pakistan, which is not a member of the regional grouping.
The United Nations on Wednesday designated Pakistan-based Azhar as a "global terrorist" after China lifted its hold on a proposal by the US, the UK and France to blacklist him.
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