At the invitation of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Prime Minister Imran Khan will embark on a three-day official visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) on Friday (May 7). The prime minister will be accompanied by a high-level delegation, including Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and other members of the […]
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Saudi crown prince should be punished without delay: Khashoggi’s fiancée
The fiancée of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi called on Monday for Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to be punished after a US intelligence report found he had approved the killing. Khashoggi, a US resident who wrote opinion columns for the Washington Post criticising Saudi policies, was killed and dismembered by a team linked to the crown prince in the Saudi […]
Saudi Arabia deports 59 Pakistanis living illegally
At least 59 Pakistani nationals living illegally in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia were deported from the country on Friday. The deportees reached Islamabad via a special flight, and after their papers were checked, the individuals were sent to the homes. In 2018, some 100 Pakistani workers were deported by Saudi authorities after being incarcerated […]
Yemen’s anguish and our neglect
The Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman’s visit to Pakistan in February this year was celebrated and talked and written about for days on end. It was hailed as one of Imran Khan government’s top diplomatic feat-although to believe this is sheer naivety; reason enough to hope that the ball would for long now be in […]
Slain Saudi journalist Khashoggi’s children paid by kingdom: report
The children of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi have received multimillion-dollar homes and are being paid thousands of dollars per month by the kingdom’s authorities, The Washington Post reported Monday. Khashoggi — a contributor to the Post and a critic of the Saudi government — was killed and dismembered in October at the kingdom’s consulate […]
Saudi FM arrives today with ‘important message from crown prince’
ISLAMABAD: Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al Jubeir will be visiting Pakistan on Friday with an ‘important message from Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman’, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi told reporters after the federal cabinet meeting on Thursday. “Last night I also spoke to the Saudi foreign minister, and he expressed his desire to visit Pakistan, […]
US to make final conclusions on Saudi killing in days: Trump
The United States will make final conclusions by early next week over the killing of Jamal Khashoggi, President Donald Trump said Saturday, following reports that the CIA had held Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman responsible. Saudi Arabia has repeatedly changed its official narrative of the October 2 murder, first denying any knowledge of Khashoggi’s […]
PM Imran Khan arrives in Abu Dhabi on official visit
ABU DHABI: Prime Minister Imran Khan arrived in United Arab Emirates on an official visit on Wednesday. Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammad bin Zayed Al Nahyan welcomed PM Imran Khan at Abu Dhabi Airport. The prime minister as accompanied by Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Finance Minister Asad Umer, Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry and advisor on […]