Decision for PM's Malaysia visit to be taken in accordance with national interest: Awan Premier's.

ISLAMABAD -- The prime minister, who is currently in Bahrain and will later visit Geneva, will return to the country on Wednesday and will then decide if he should visit Malaysia, she told reporters.

The development comes a day after the premier's return from Saudi Arabia, where he had gone on a one-day visit on Saturday to assuage the reservations of the kingdom about Pakistan's participation in the Kuala Lumpur Summit, among other issues, sources had told Dawn earlier.

Prime Minister Imran had earlier confirmed his participation in the Kuala Lumpur summit, which will be held in Malaysia from December 19-21. The summit is a brainchild of Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad. The plan for the summit was finalised during a trilateral meeting involving Turkey, Pakistan and Malaysia in September in New York on the...