Saudi king, crown prince meet Khashoggi family

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Saudi king, crown prince meet Khashoggi family

AFP Published October 24, 2018

A handout picture provided by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) on October 23 shows Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman meeting with family members of slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Riyadh. — AFP

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met with family members of slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Riyadh on Tuesday, state media said.

The Saudi rulers met with Khashoggi’s son Salah and brother Sahel at the royal palace, state-run news agency SPA reported.

The report said King Salman and Prince Mohammed offered their condolences to the family of the Saudi journalist.

Khashoggi — a Washington Post contributor and critic of the crown prince — was killed after entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on Oct 2.

After more than two weeks of vehemently denying Khashoggi was dead, the Saudi government on Saturday said he was killed in a fight inside the consulate and said the murder was not state-sanctioned.

Published in Dawn, October 24th, 2018

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Dr. Haroon Rasheed

Oct 24, 2018 09:50am

One thing is for sure that Saudi Arabia Govt. is not involve in Khashoggi's murder. Someone else wants to take advantage of him Murder or wants to break the relationship between Turkey and Saudi Arabia.

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Kashif

Oct 24, 2018 10:05am

There are rumors that none of Khashoggi’s family are allowed to leave Saudi. They are trapped inside their own country. Poor boy probably has no option other than to handshake.

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Nazim

Oct 24, 2018 10:14am

The eyes (family member) tells the story behind this picture.

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Syed

Oct 24, 2018 10:23am

See the expressions on the face of slain journalist's son

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Mohan

Oct 24, 2018 10:27am

How can this man look in the eyes of the slain person's son?

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Ahmed

Oct 24, 2018 10:31am

Such a tragic event.

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SYED BAQAR AHSAN

Oct 24, 2018 10:52am

This killing will keep the kettle boiling and consequences will be felt seriously.

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SSAR10

Oct 24, 2018 10:56am

If looks could kill

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Asim

Oct 24, 2018 12:04pm

MBS you have some nerve to shake hands of the son of the person you murdered in cold blood.

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javed

Oct 24, 2018 12:06pm

Culprits for killing of Kashoggi must be punished.

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SK9595

Oct 24, 2018 12:12pm

the unenthusiastic, picture-sake handshake

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Mahesh Khot

Oct 24, 2018 12:15pm

First kill and then offer condolences... unable to digest

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Atul

Oct 24, 2018 12:53pm

These are crocodile tears. Look at the picture. The body language of the family member of the journalist tells all the story.

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Vijay B.

Oct 24, 2018 01:16pm

Obviously hypocrisy has no limits

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Hasmukh dave

Oct 24, 2018 01:24pm

@javed who will punish? USA doesn't want to stop the sell of arms to SA

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Rehan

Oct 24, 2018 01:26pm

they forced him to come or face a similar faith. ThIs is all PR for a brutal leader to calm the situation

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Volga

Oct 24, 2018 01:36pm

Meeting of MBS with Khassogi family is like, adding salt to the wounds.

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Harmony-1©

Oct 24, 2018 01:43pm

@Dr. Haroon Rasheed - You mean someone is forcing Erdogan, President of Turkey, to reveal evidence which is proving authentic?

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Lahori

Oct 24, 2018 01:51pm

What a shameful situation and our PM is getting loans from there.

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Oct 24, 2018 01:59pm

MbS asked the family to show up in the palace for photo op or else...

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Adnan

Oct 24, 2018 01:59pm

Karma!

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Hakimdad Khan

Oct 24, 2018 02:02pm

Killers saying sorry or sounding warning.

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Babur Ansari

Oct 24, 2018 02:09pm

@Dr. Haroon Rasheed Did you get a call from the Saudi prince?

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A J Khan

Oct 24, 2018 02:10pm

That poor kid is forced to shake the hand covered in his father's blood.

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Mir

Oct 24, 2018 02:29pm

@Dr. Haroon Rasheed It happened inside their consulate and a team closest to the Crown Prince flew in specially for this. Do you mean to say Saudi consulate staff made this conspiracy against their own country and nothing happened for 17 days. if this was not directed from Riyadh logically speaking immediate action should have been taken within one or two days.

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Oct 24, 2018 02:33pm

Imran Khan must bring both Turkey and Saudi Arabia to the discussion table. Someone has planned it to cause a rift in the Muslim ummah.

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Murtaza

Oct 24, 2018 02:39pm

@Dr. Haroon Rasheed you must be living and working in Saudi

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Orion Thoughts

Oct 24, 2018 02:51pm

How shameful is MBS is. One side he has eliminated the father and on the other hand he is meeting his son.

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s kumar

Oct 24, 2018 03:14pm

@Mohan - see closely MBS is not meeting eye to eye .. he cannot.... this is just for the camera man in the background.

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ARaaj

Oct 24, 2018 03:25pm

@Dr. Haroon Rasheed How is it for sure?

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Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad

Oct 24, 2018 04:14pm

What else is called "adding insult to grief, injury, disaster and misery?"

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Rubina

Oct 24, 2018 04:44pm

@Lahori Your comment is out of context. this not the issue.

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usr

Oct 24, 2018 04:58pm

@Syed Feel sorry for the family. They can not see the body and are trapped in own country. One can see terror in the eyes of the son.

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Maria enteparia onnuchoriu

Oct 24, 2018 05:25pm

A great strategy.

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Oct 24, 2018 05:57pm

To bribe and force them to be on his side

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Ayesha Mopedo

Oct 25, 2018 10:08am

This kind of barbarism has been going on in the middle East for 1400 years....

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Zeeshan Ahmed

Oct 25, 2018 06:02pm

@Dr. Haroon Rasheed ....that's the funniest thing i've heard all day

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Anwar Syed. St.Louis. MO. USA

Oct 26, 2018 04:06am

@Dr. Haroon Rasheed your statement has no merit to it. As of now it is clear that Saudi government hide the facts and time will tell the truth very soon who is responsible for his murder. Just wait and see.

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