Saudi to make biggest investment in Pakistan's history: Pak Finance Minister
World | December 13, 2018 18:12 ISTUmar, while addressing an event in Islamabad, said that the package would be announced soon, reports Dawn news.
Umar, while addressing an event in Islamabad, said that the package would be announced soon, reports Dawn news.
The US intelligence agencies would continue to assess all information related to the murder and dismemberment of Washington Post journalist, Trump said.
Once an insider in Saudi royal circles, Khashoggi fell out of favour with the monarchy after Mohammed bin Salman was named heir to the throne last year.
Pakistan Prime Minister had earlier this month asked Finance Minister Asad Umar to seek the IMF bailout after initial failure to secure much-needed assistance from “friendly countries”.
International skepticism has intensified since Saudi Arabia said last week that Khashoggi died in a brawl.
Turkey leaked security camera video footage on Monday showing the look-alike strolling the streets of Istanbul shortly after Khashoggi had been killed inside the Saudi consulate.
Khashoggi served as former newspaper editor in Saudi Arabia and adviser to its former head of intelligence.
As of now, 18 Saudi suspects have been taken into custody in connection with the incident and two senior Saudi officials fired.
Saudi Arabia said 18 Saudi suspects were in custody and intelligence officials had been fired.
Trump's statement comes a day after Saudi government confirmed that Khashoggi died following a "fistfight" at its consulate in Istanbul on October 2, without disclosing any details on the whereabouts of his body.
Khashoggi died as a result of the altercation after he had come to the consulate to obtain paperwork needed for his upcoming wedding to his Turkish fiancee, Hatice Cengiz, a statement said.
"It certainly looks that way... Very sad," said the President when asked by a reporter whether Khashoggi, who disappeared after entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, was dead.
Deepak Pavithram, a Keralite working with Lulu Hypermarket in Riyadh, was fired on Tuesday for allegedly making misogynistic and insensitive remarks about women on social media.
The death of Jamal Khashoggi, who worked for The Washington Post, has resulted in a global outrage and more so in the US as he lived here as a legal permanent resident.
"My frequent visits to India are indicative of the importance Saudi Arabia attaches to this great nation as a critical energy and a strategic global player," he said calling the county an "emerging superpower".
Earlier on Sunday, the Saudi stock market plunged nearly seven per cent amid fears of imminent US sanctions.
Pradhan said he had spoken to Saudi Oil Minister Khalid A Al-Falih and "reminded him of the June commitment of Opec to increase production by 1 million barrels per day" to help cool prices.
After the recent visit of Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan to Saudi Arabia, it was announced that Riyadh will be the third "strategic partner" of USD 50 billion China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
The CPEC is the flagship project of the multi-billion dollar Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a pet project of President Xi Jinping aimed at enhancing China’s influence around the world.
The new Saudi visa programme, called "Sharek," will be launched to coincide with the Formula-E Ad Diriyah Grand Prix inaugural race due to take place on Dec. 15, near the capital Riyadh, Efe reported.
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