RECORDER REPORT

ISLAMABAD: Prime minister-designate Imran Khan Tuesday pledged support to Turkey in its row with the United States, saying ‘we are praying for their success in dealing with severe economic challenges confronting Turkey’.

In a message on Twitter, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman assured Turkish President Recap Erdogan and people of Turkey that Pakistan was praying for their success in overcoming formidable economic challenges.

“On behalf of the people of Pakistan & myself, I want to let President Erdogan and the people of Turkey know [that] we are praying for their success in dealing with the severe economic challenges confronting them, as they have always succeeded against adversities in their glorious history,” he tweeted.

Relations between the two NATO allies – Turkey and US – have plummeted in one of their worst crises in decades after the detention of US Pastor Andrew Brunson on terror-related charges, sending the Turkish lira into freefall against the dollar.