Pakistan’s Sharif heads to Saudi to discuss Yemen situation

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Thursday 23 Apr 2015 - 12:08 Makkah mean time-4-7-1436 Islamabad, (IINA) -  Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will travel to Saudi Arabia to discuss the war in Yemen, his office said on Wednesday, after the Saudi-led military coalition announced ending air strikes against Houthis rebels, Al Arabiya reported. A statement from Nawaz Sharif’s office said he would make a one-day trip to Riyadh on Thursday, and welcomed the Saudi announcement of the end of the air attacks in Yemen. Sharif will be joined by the country’s army chief Raheel Sharif, Defense Minister Khawaja Asif and other senior officials. SM/IINA