Published 13:53 IST, October 7th 2019
Saudi Crown Prince recalls private jet in snub to Imran Khan: Reports
Mohammed bin Salman ordered his "private jet to disembowel the Pakistani delegation" after Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince was left "alienated."
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Mohammed bin Salman ordered his 'private jet to disembark Pakistani delegation' after Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince was left "alienated" with "some dimensions" of Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's diplomacy at UN General Assembly in New York.
According to claims by a Pakistani magazine Kingdom's Crown Prince was miffed with Imran Khan's "interlocution" with foe, Iran's Hassan Rouhani. Mohammed bin Salman was also reportedly unhappy at prospect of Pakistan PM along with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Malaysian Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir Moham planning to establish an English news channel to confront Islamophobia in West.
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Before flying to New York to attend 74th UN General Assembly, Imran Khan first visited Jeddah to meet with Crown Prince, who offered his private jet to Pakistani Prime Minister. However, while returning to Islamab from New York on September 28, Imran Khan could t fly private jet due to a technical glitch and h to return on a commercial jet.
Days after visit, Pakistan magazine contricting claims of a "technical glitch" reported over anyance of Crown Prince. "He visibly snubbed Imran by ordering his private jet to disembowel Pakistani delegation," Pakistani magazine said. As per Pakistan media, plane was heed from New York to Islamab where it developed a technical fault, minutes after taking off from Kennedy International Airport.
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However, claims have been disdained by Pakistan government saying, "This is a cooked story. Pakistan and Saudi Arab leers have good relations. re is an attempt to weaken successful talks between world leers and Prime Minister (Imran Khan). Conclusion over Prime Minister's meeting with Turkey and Malaysia leer was self-me. report was aimed to strike on relations of two countries for political motives. We dismiss this report".
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Pakistan PM Imran Khan at UNGA
Pakistan PM on September 25 said that US President Donald Trump asked him to mediate to defuse Middle Eastern tensions brimming between Iran and Saudi Arabia. After a trilateral meet between Pakistan, Turkey, and Malaysia, it was consolidated that y will establish a "strong media and communication center" to combat Islamophobia.
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11:59 IST, October 7th 2019