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After His Special Jet Developed Snag, Imran Khan Leaves US On Saudi Airlines Flight Following Big Delay
Swarajya Staff
Sep 29, 2019, 11:44 AM | Updated 11:44 AM IST
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Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan finally left the US soil on Saturday (29 September) after a big delay as his private jet - loaned by the Saudi Arabian government developed a technical snag.
It was earlier reported that the private jet which was loaned to Khan by the Saudi government had developed a technical snag, soon after takeoff, as a result of which it had to land back with Khan and his delegates on board.
The engineers were unable to fix the plane on Saturday and as a result of the big delay, Khan then took a Saudi Airlines flight which will take him to Jeddah. After a brief stopover, he would then reach Pakistan by today evening.
After his jet had to make an emergency landing, Khan was then taken back to the Roosevelt hotel in New York where he was staying.
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