Sonia, PM, Gilani at the match

 

India and Pakistan, the arch rivals, had not played each other since the Mumbai terror attacks in November 2008.

Despite the strained relations, the question that everybody was asking was could sports play the healer? Well, so it seems!

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's invite to Pak Premier Yusuf Raza Gilani was called 'Aman ka chakka' by the Pak media.

So, as the titans faced each other at the World Cup semi final encounter at Mohali on Wednesday, the list of spectators included some of the biggest names from both the nations. Here is a look. (AP Photo)

 

United Progress Alliance (UPA) Chairperson Sonia Gandhi (R) and Lok Sabha Speaker Meera Kumar (L) observe the national anthem from the stands prior to the start of the ICC cricket World Cup semi final match between India and Pakistan at the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) stadium in Mohali. (AFP Photo)

 

Sonia Gandhi as Yusuf Raza Gilani share a lighter moment while watching the India Pakistan semi final match. (AP Photo)

Congress Party General Secretary Rahul Gandhi watches the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 semi-final match between India and Pakistan at Mohali. (AFP Photo)

Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani being welcomed by MoS for Communications & IT Sachin Pilot after his arrival at Chandigarh Technical Airport on Wednesday. (PTI Photo)

Rahul Gandhi smiles as he watches the India-Pak clash at Mohali. (AFP Photo)

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, right, Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, second right, and Congress Party president Sonia Gandhi, left, watch the Cricket World Cup semifinal match. (AFP Photo)

Pakistan's captain Shahid Afridi, background centre, introduces his players to Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, and Pakistan Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani, background third right, prior to the start of the Cricket World Cup semifinal match between the arch rivals. (AP Photo)

Pakistan's Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani is presented a memento from the International Cricket Council (ICC) by the ICC President Sharad Pawar as Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh applauds. (AP Photo)

Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani speaks with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as Chairperson of India's ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Sonia Gandhi watches the ICC World Cup semifinal cricket match between India and Pakistan in Mohali.

The Prime Ministers of India and Pakistan joined tens of thousands of cricket fans at the Mohali stadium to watch the key match between the arch rivals. (AP Photo)

An Indian Border Security Force soldier and Pakistani Ranger, in black, shake hands during the daily retreat ceremony on the Pakistan-India border at Wagah near Lahore, Pakistan. (AP Photo)

Indian Border Security Force soldiers and Pakistani Rangers, in black, are face-to-face during the daily retreat ceremony on the Pakistan-India border at Wagah near Lahore, Pakistan one day before the much-anticipated India Pakistan clash. (AP Photo)

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