Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday left for his maiden trip to the US to have face-to-face talks with President Donald Trump and reboot bilateral relations that were hit after he publicly criticised Islamabad, cancelled military aid and asked it to do more to fight terrorism.
Prime Minister Khan, who is undertaking the three-day tripto the US on the invitation of Trump, will be accompanied by army chief Gen.Qamar Javed Bajwa and ISI chief Lt. Gen. Faiz Hameed.
He would visit the White House on Monday for detailed talkswith Trump and would also meet House Speaker Nancy Pelosi before returning onJuly 23.
Prime Minister Khan is expected to brief President Trumpabout the steps he has taken to normalise relations with India, especiallyafter the Pulwama terror attack in Kashmir and the Indo-Pak military standofffollowing the Balakot air strikes, they said.
Khan would fly by a commercial flight to land in Washingtonon Saturday evening. He would stay at the residence of Pakistan’s ambassador toreduce costs to the cash-strapped country’s exchequer.He would meet Pakistan diaspora, heads of IMFand World Bank, investors, media people, editors and also give a talk at the USInstitute of Peace.