Former Indian-cricketer-turned politician Navjot Singh Sidhu has arrived  Pakistan on Friday for Imran Khan's oath-taking ceremony.

Navjot Sidhu reached in Lahore via Wagah border and will travel to Islamabad for the oath-taking ceremony scheduled for August 18.

While talking to media at Lahore he said, "I welcomed the change in Pakistan's politics".

"I have come to Pakistan on my friend's (Imran) invitation and this is a very special moment for me", he told.

Sidhu said, athletes and artists, can erase the distance between the two countries. "I have come to Pakistan with the massage of peace, love and prayers for Pakistan", he added.

Earlier this week former Indian captain Kapil Dev refused to attend Imran's oath-taking citing personal reasons.

He was one of the three Indian cricketers who was invited to leader’s swearing-in ceremony. Sunil Gavaskar also declined Imran's invite due to his commentary commitments for the ongoing Test series between England and India.