Pakistan says received Modi's invitation, to decide soon

Hindu nationalist Narendra Modi, who will be the next prime minister of India, wears a garland presented to him by his supporters at a public meeting in Ahmedabad May 20, 2014. REUTERS/Amit Dave

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan has received India's invitation to attend the inauguration of Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi and will decide on Thursday whether the Pakistani leader would attend, the foreign office said. "The invitation was received yesterday," said a foreign office spokeswoman. "A decision whether the prime minister would attend or not will be taken some time today." (Reporting by Syed Raza Hassan Writing by Maria Golovnina; Editing by Kim Coghill)