ISLAMABAD: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s anticipated visit to Pakistan has been postponed, Foreign Office spokesperson Dr Mohammad Faisal confirmed on Thursday. The development came hours after the Turkish Ambassador to Pakistan Mustafa Yurdakul tweeted about the matter. President @RTErdogan‘s envisaged visit to 🇵🇰 will be re-scheduled for an early future date. — 🇹🇷 Mustafa Yurdakul /مصطفی (@Mustafa_MFA) October 16, 2019It had earlier been reported that the Erdogan would pay an official visit to Pakistan on Oct 23 to “cement relations between the two countries” and extend “full support” to Pakistan’s stance on the Kashmir issue. The FO spokesperson added that a new date for the visit is yet to be determined.

Source: Pakistan Today October 17, 2019 09:33 UTC