Malaysian PM Mahathir departs after attending Pakistan Day parade.

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Saturday departed for Jakarta after concluding a successful three-day trip to Islamabad.

The Malaysian premier visited the country on the invitation of Prime Minister Imran Khan, and was the chief guest at the Pakistan Day parade.

Mahathir, who was accompanied by a high-level delegation, was received at the Nur Khan airbase by the prime minister, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and Minister for Planning, Development and Reforms Khusro Bakhtiar. He was given a 21-gun salute upon his arrival.

Malaysian PM Mahathir Mohamad arrives on 3-day visit to Pakistan

President Dr Arif Alvi on Friday conferred the country's top civil award Nishan-e-Pakistan on Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad.

The award was given at a ceremony held at the President House on Friday which was attended by the premier, federal ministers, parliamentarians, services...

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