{"id":48064,"date":"2018-09-19T12:23:23","date_gmt":"2018-09-19T11:23:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/?p=48064"},"modified":"2018-09-19T12:23:39","modified_gmt":"2018-09-19T11:23:39","slug":"doors-of-kaaba-opened-for-pakistan-pm-imran-khan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/index.php\/doors-of-kaaba-opened-for-pakistan-pm-imran-khan\/","title":{"rendered":"Doors of Kaaba opened for Pakistan PM Imran Khan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-48065\" src=\"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Imran-Khan.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"715\" height=\"459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Imran-Khan.jpg 600w, https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Imran-Khan-300x193.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 715px) 100vw, 715px\" \/>Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan performed Umrah in Makkah on Wednesday during his first foreign trip after taking office to Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a video posted on Instagram, Khan is seen exiting the holy Kaaba.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Pakistani PM was received warmly by a crowd of people gathered at the Grand Mosque. The doors of the holy Kaaba were also opened for his delegation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to Geo.tv, Khan also offered prayers inside the Kaaba.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Khan will also visit UAE today at the invitation of the leadership, the Pakistan Foreign Ministry said on Monday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Khan is accompanied by the foreign minister, the finance minister and his commerce adviser, the Foreign Ministry added.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier on Tuesday, the Pakistani PM offered prayers at Prophet Muhammad&#8217;s (PBUH) mosque in Madinah.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Upon arrival at Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz International Airport, he was received by Prince Faisal bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Governor of Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah Region.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Khan is expected to call on the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia and hold a bilateral meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on bilateral ties, the ministry said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In Abu Dhabi, Pakistan and UAE will discuss issues of bilateral interest, the statement added.<\/p>\n<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\r\n<script>(function(d, s, id) {\r\n  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\r\n  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\r\n  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\r\n  js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_GB\/all.js#xfbml=1\";\r\n  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\r\n}(document, \"script\", \"facebook-jssdk\"));<\/script>\r\n <fb:comments href=\"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/index.php\/doors-of-kaaba-opened-for-pakistan-pm-imran-khan\/\" font=\"arial\" num_posts=\"\" width=\"\" height=\"\" colorscheme=\"light\"  style=\"background:#FFFFFF;padding-top:0px;\r\npadding-right:0px;\r\npadding-bottom:0px;\r\npadding-left:0px;\r\nmargin-top:0px;\r\nmargin-right:0px;\r\nmargin-bottom:0px;\r\nmargin-left:0px;\r\n\"><\/fb:comments>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan performed Umrah in Makkah on Wednesday during his first foreign trip after taking office to Saudi Arabia. In a video posted on Instagram, Khan is seen exiting the holy Kaaba. The Pakistani PM was received warmly by a crowd of people gathered at the Grand Mosque. 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