DHAKA: Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will attend India’s prime minister designate Narendra Modi's swearing-in on Monday.

"On the invitation of Prime Minister designate, Narendra Modi, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will make a day long visit to New Delhi," PML-N Spokesperson Siddiq Al Farooq said Sunday.

Modi will take the oath as Prime Minister of India at the forecourt of the Rashtrapati Bhavan at 6 pm on Monday. His party, the BJP, scored a landslide victory in the general election, securing the first majority by a single party in 30 years, reports the NDTV.

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa and Afghan president Hamid Karzai are among other leaders who have confirmed that they will attend the oath ceremony. Invitations were sent to all heads of government from the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC).

BDST: 1238 HRS, MAY 24, 2014