In an honour, Saudi Crown Prince MBS makes an unprecedented gesture for Pakistani PM Imran Khan
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ISLAMABAD - Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman honored Prime Minister Imran Khan upon his visit to the kingdom as he left for the official visit of United States. Saudi Crown Prince dedicated his private jet for the premier's travel to United States to attend the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly, GNN reported.
According to details, the Saudi Crown Prince stopped PM Imran from embarking on a commercial flight to United States and asked him to travel through his private jet as he could not let his "guest" to travel via commercial plane.
A private plane was prepared upon Mohammad bin Salman's instruction. PM Imran is on his way to US in 'GLF-6', the special plane MBS provided for the premier's travel.
PM Imran is likely to reach New York City around 7 in the evening.
According to a statement issued by the Foreign Office, PM Imran will attend the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly, during which he is slated to meet several heads of states and governments, and attend various summits.
Prime Minister Imran Khan will lead the Pakistan delegation during the high-level week of the UN General Assembly Session in New York from 21-27 September 2019, the statement added.