Imran Khan to meet Trump

Prime Minister Imran Khan will travel to Washington to meet US President Donald Trump on July 22, the Pakistani foreign ministry said yesterday, a rare visit between leaders of the sometimes prickly allies. The visit -- Khan's first to the US since coming to power last year -- came at Trump's invitation, a Pakistani foreign office spokesman said at a weekly briefing, adding: "The focus will be to refresh the bilateral relationship". He gave no further details. The announcement comes as the US is seeking Pakistan's help in finding a way out of neighbouring Afghanistan, where American forces are now in their 18th year of war.