Tag: malaysia
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Imran regrets ditching Kuala Lumpur Summit ‘because of other friends’
Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan has regretted not attending December 2019’s Kuala Lumpur Summit in Malaysia, saying there were misconceptions among some friendly countries of Pakistan, which led to him and his team opting out of the moot, Dawn reported Tuesday. Addressing a joint press conference following talks with Malaysian Prime Minister (PM) Mahathir Mohamad…
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Special PIA flight brings back 113 prisoners from Malaysia
A special flight of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) brought back 113 stranded Pakistani prisoners from Malaysia. The flight brought back the Pakistanis from Kuala Lampur to Islamabad after the Malaysian government approved their amnesty. According to reports, Special Assistant to Prime Minister for Overseas Pakistanis Zulfi Bukhari instructed the Pakistan High Commission in Malaysia to…
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Imran now an international puppet: Bilawal
Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) cheif Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Monday took a jibe at Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan and called him an “international puppet” for reportedly having succumbed to pressure from Saudi Arabia and cancelling his trip to Malaysia. Turkish newspaper Daily Sabah had last week quoted Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as saying that…
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Muslim world should build its own market, technologies: Malaysian PM at summit skipped by Imran
Muslim-majority countries should build their own markets and produce their own technologies to become self-sufficient, Malaysian Prime Minister (PM) Mahathir Mohammad has said during the ongoing Kuala Lumpur Summit that was skipped by Pakistan. “There are 1.7 billion Muslims. Obviously this is a big market if we decide to source our needs from Muslims and…
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Fate of Muslims not in UN Security Council members’ hands: Erdogan at Kuala Lumpur Summit
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday said that the fate of the world’s 1.7 billion Muslims was no longer in the hands of the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). According to Anadolu Agency, speaking at the opening ceremony of the Kuala Lumpur Summit in the Malaysian capital, Erdogan reiterated…
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‘Saudi Arabia telling a nuclear-power what to do’; Twitter react to PM Imran’s Malaysia decision
Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan has cancelled his scheduled visit to Malaysia reportedly after succumbing to pressure from Saudi Arabia and Twitter is not happy about it. According to reports, Foreign Minister (FM) Shah Mahmood Qureshi will represent Pakistan in the premier’s place at the Kuala Lumpur Summit scheduled for December 18-20, after a meeting between…
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Saudi Arabia ‘forces’ PM Imran to cancel Malaysia trip
Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan has cancelled his scheduled visit to Malaysia following his meeting with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman in Riyadh, The News reported. According to reports, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi will be representing Pakistan in the premier’s place at the Kuala Lumpur Summit scheduled for December 18-20, which will…
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Malaysian PM’s gift to PM Imran arrives in Pakistan
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad gifted a luxury car to Prime Minister Imran Khan. The car has arrived in Pakistan and will be handed over to the government in a ceremony at the Malaysian High Commission in Islamabad on Monday. Adviser to Prime Minister of Pakistan for Commerce, Textile, Industry & Production and Investment Abdul…
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Saudi royals unhappy with Imran; PM to visit Kingdom, clarify his position
Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan will visit Saudi Arabia on Saturday after recent signals from Riyadh indicate that the kingdom’s leaders were not happy with Imran’s decision to attend Kuala Lumpur summit scheduled to be held in Malaysia later this month, Dawn reported. According to the details, PM Imran will reportedly reassure Saudi leadership that…
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VIDEO: Fawad Chaudhry wants to be Deputy Prime Minister?
Minister of Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry says that he told PM Khan that in countries like Korea, Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia, the ministers for science and technology are as powerful as a Deputy Prime Minister. (hint hint) When we asked Fawad whether he was joking or being serious, he said he meant it as…