PM Imran Khan to meet US President Donald Trump on July 22

Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan will meet United States President Donald Trump on July 22, said the Pakistan’s Foreign Office Spokesperson Dr Mohammad Faisal said on Thursday.
Dr Faisal, during his weekly media briefing, said that the premier will be visiting Washington on the invitation of President Trump. During the premier’s visit, the focus will be on further improving the ties between the two countries, added the spokesperson.
This will be Imran Khan’s first visit to the US since assuming power last year following PTI’s victory in the general elections.
The confirmation of the meeting between the two leaders comes a day after the US State Department on Tuesday designated the Balo­chistan Liberation Army (BLA) as a global terrorist group, paving the way for similar actions by the United Nations and other states. The same day, it was reported that top 13 leaders of the banned Jamaatud Dawa (JuD), including its chief Hafiz Saeed and Naib Emir Abdul Rehman Makki, have been booked in nearly two dozen cases for terror financing and money laundering under the Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997.
The United States, which has pressured Pakistan to crack down on militant groups, has offered a $10 million reward for evidence leading to Saeed’s conviction.