ISLAMABAD: Saudi Arabia is looking forward to having close and fruitful relations with the newly elected government of Pakistan.
King Salman phoned Pakistan’s Prime Minister-in-waiting Imran Khan on Monday to congratulate him on the election victory, according to a statement from Khan’s Pakistan Tahreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party.
King Salman invited Khan to visit Saudi Arabia, an invitation which he has accepted. Khan issued an invitation to the Saudi King to visit Pakistan.
“Saudi Arabia always supported us in difficult times and we consider the Kingdom’s security (to be) very important,” Khan told the King, according to the PTI statement.
Khan also thanked King Salman for his congratulatory message.
The PTI emerged as the single largest party in Pakistan’s general elections on July 25 and is set to form the government in the center and three of the country’s four provinces.
Khan is scheduled to take the oath as the prime minster on August 18.
Imran Khan accepts King Salman’s invitation to visit the Kingdom
Imran Khan accepts King Salman’s invitation to visit the Kingdom
- King Salman phoned Khan to congratulate him on his election victory
- Saudi Arabia has always supported Pakistan in difficult times. The Kingdom’s security is very important for Islamabad, the PTI said in a statement
Turkish agents capture senior Daesh member on Afghanistan-Pakistan border
- The Turkish citizen was allegedly tasked with suicide bombings in Turkiye, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Europe
- It was not clear when the operation took place or whether Afghan and Pakistani authorities were involved
ANKARA: Turkish intelligence agents have captured a senior member of the Daesh (Islamic State) group in an area along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, allegedly thwarting planned suicide attacks in Turkiye and elsewhere, Turkiye’s state-run news agency reported Monday.
Anadolu Agency said the suspect was identified as Mehmet Goren and a member of the group’s Afghanistan-based Daesh-Khorasan (IS-K) branch. He was caught in a covert operation and transferred to Turkiye.
It was not clear when the operation took place or whether Afghan and Pakistani authorities were involved.
The report said the Turkish citizen allegedly rose within the organization’s ranks and was given the task of carrying out suicide bombings in Turkiye, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Europe.
Daesh has carried out deadly attacks in Turkiye, including a shooting at an Istanbul night club on Jan. 1, 2017, which killed 39 people.
Monday’s report said Goren’s capture allegedly also exposed the group’s recruitment methods and provided intelligence on its planned activities.
