Look: Why Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan makes 22 foreign trips to 11 countries in just 16 months

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Imran Khan went to Saudi Arabia on his first foreign state visit in September, 2018 after becoming prime minister of Pakistan. During his visit, he held bilateral talks with Saudi King Salman Bin Abdul Aziz and also performed Umrah. After the visit Saudi Arabia gave US$3billion to ease Pakistan's financial woes. Image Credit: Gulf News/archive

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Imran on historic visit: His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, received Imran Khan, Prime Minister of Pakistan, in Abu Dhabi on November 18. It was Khan’s first visit to the UAE after being elected. UAE also pledged to give Pakistan US$3billion funding to support the country's economy. Image Credit: WAM/Gulf News Archives

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Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and China's Prime Minister Li Keqiang at the signing ceremony in Beijing during his second visit to China in April, 2019. Imran visited China three time 16-months of his tenure in the power. Image Credit: Reuters

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Imran Khan attracted huge audience when he delivered a keynote speech at the World Government Summit in Dubai in February 2019. Image Credit: Gulf News archive

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During his visit to Malaysia in November, 2018, Imran Khan was given an official welcome at the Dataran Perdana where he was greeted on arrival by Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad . He then inspected the guard of honour, mounted by the 1st battalion of the Royal Malay Regiment comprising 103 personnel and 3 officers. Imran Khan was later introduced to members of the Cabinet and senior government officials. Image Credit: Gulf News archive

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan welcomes Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan ahead of their meeting at the Presidential Complex in Ankara in January 2019.. Image Credit: AFP/file

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Prime Minister Imran Khan visit Qatar on January 2, 2019. In his two-day tour PM Khan met Qatari leaders. Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi and former Finance Minister Asad Umar accompanied him., Image Credit: PTI/twitter

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Pakistan Prime Minister held meeting with President of Iran Hassan Rouhani soon after his arrival in Tehran on April 21, 2019. Image Credit: Social media

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Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan attends a summit meeting of the 57-member Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in the Saudi holy city of Mecca in the early hours of June 1, 2019. The OIC meeting is the third and final summit hosted by Saudi Arabia this week, aimed at galvanising support among Arab and Islamic nations against arch-rival Iran, which has close ties with Turkey. Image Credit: AFP/file

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Imran Khan visited Kyrgystan on June 14, 2019 to participate in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit. During his visit, he met Kyrgyz President Sooronbai Teenbekov and the Russian President Vladimir PUtin Image Credit: AFP/file

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US President Donald Trump meets with Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC during his first official visit to United States in July, 2019. The talks focused on refreshing bilateral ties between Pakistan and the US.. Image Credit: AFP/file

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Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks during the 74th Session of the General Assembly at UN Headquarters in New York during his second visit to the US in September, 2019. Image Credit: AFP/file

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Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan visited the Kingdom of Bahrain on December 16, 2019 on the invitation of King Hamad Bin Eisa Al Khalifa of Bahrain to attend the National Day of Bahrain as guest of honour. During his visit, his was also conferred with the highest civilian award of Bahrain. Image Credit: Gulf News/archive

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Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, shakes hands with Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan prior to the opening of the UNHCR - Global Refugee Forum at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva on December 17, 2019. This was Imran Khan's last foreign visit in 2019. Image Credit: AP/file

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