Pakistani Prime Minister Interrupts Davos Visit and Returns Home

The acting Prime Minister of Pakistan, Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar, has interrupted his visit to the Davos Economic Forum and is returning to Pakistan early amid escalating tensions with Iran. This information was reported by The News International and relayed by RIA Novosti.

“Kakar will return to Pakistan on Thursday, cutting his visit short. He was originally scheduled to return on January 22. According to officials, the Prime Minister wished to come back late Wednesday evening, but was unable to do so due to flight schedule issues, as he had traveled to Switzerland via a commercial flight,” the publication reported.

On the evening of January 16, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran announced that it had struck the main stronghold of the