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Giuliani: Kim Jong-un 'begged' for summit to take place

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Donald Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani has said North Korea's leader "begged" for their summit to be rescheduled after the US president cancelled it. Speaking at a conference in Israel, Mr Giuliani said Mr Trump's tough stance had forced Pyongyang's hand. Mr Trump called off the summit in May, accusing North Korea of "tremendous anger and open hostility". But plans for the 12 June bilateral in Singapore were revived after a conciliatory response from Pyongyang. Mr Giuliani was speaking at an investment conference in Israel when he made the remark. The Wall Street Journal first reported that Mr Giuliani said: "Well, Kim Jong-un got back on his hands and knees and begged for it, which is exactly the position you want to put him in." Trump-Kim to meet on Sentosa island What not to say to North Korea Dennis Rodman: The Trump-Kim matchmaker? How Kim the outcast became popular Mr Giuliani is an attorney for the president tackling the Russia collusio
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Lawmakers visit GHQ

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RAWALPINDI: A delegation comprising members of Defence Committees of the Senate and National Assembly headed by Senator Lt Gen (Retd) Abdul Qayyum visited the GHQ on Monday.

An ISPR statement issued here says the delegation laid wreath at GHQ’s Shuhada Monument and was given a detailed briefing on evolving security environment including situation on the borders and Pakistan’s Army efforts for peace and security.

The delegation also had an interactive session with General Qamar Javed Bajwa, the Chief of Army Staff.

The session concluded with a resolve to continue our struggle against the menace of violent extremism through a synergetic, whole-of-the-nation approach based on the principle of “collective potential and shared responsibility”.

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