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  Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Ishaq Dar on Saturday held a bilateral meeting with the Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud on the sidelines of the 15th OIC Islamic Summit Conference, in Banjul, Gambia. Noting the importance of the long-standing strategic and economic relations between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, the deputy prime minister and the Saudi foreign minister reaffirmed the resolve to further enhance economic cooperation and Saudi investments in Pakistan. The deputy prime minister lauded the “Vision 2030”, which aimed at socio-economic transformation of the Kingdom in the 21st century. Deputy PM Dar and the Saudi Foreign Minister expressed deep concern over the recent developments in the Middle East and called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. They also noted the important role of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on issues concerning the Muslim Ummah, including the situations in Palestine and Kashmir. Deputy Prime Min...

ISLAMABAD: PTI’s founding chairman Imran Khan has linked any potential dialogue with the return of his party’s “stolen mandate” and the release of “innocent imprisoned workers”. n his message from Adiala Jail, Mr Khan also urged the judges hearing his and his wife’s cases to expedite their rulings instead of delaying them unnecessarily. Mr Khan reiterated that he was “always ready for talks, but it could only take place when their stolen mandate was returned and innocent imprisoned workers were released”, the PTI’s media department said on Friday. It said Mr Khan asserted that negotiations were held only with adversaries and therefore the  talks  should be held with those who were the biggest opponents of PTI at present, apparently a reference to the military establishment.