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Indian Punjab CM wants to attend Lahore moot

Dawn25 October 2026, 03:00 UTCPakistan

• Bhagwant Mann says World Punjabi Conference organisers invited him; doubts BJP-led government will let him visit• Speaker Sandhwan jokes, ‘If you get permission, take us along as well’ INDIAN Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann expressed desire on Friday to attend the World Punjabi Conference in Lahore, claiming he had received an invitation, while taking a jab at the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over whether it would allow him to visit Pakistan, according to a BBC report. The 4th International Punjabi Conference is scheduled for Nov 27-29 in Lahore. Mann made the remarks while addr

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