SUBSCRIPTION THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2016 RABI AL-AWWAL 9, 1438 AH www.kuwaittimes.net Amir says GCC Frantic search Time names Dortmund come keen on strategic for survivors Trump its back from 2-0 partnership as Aceh quake 2016 ‘Person down to draw with Britain2 kills nearly7 100 of10 the Year’ with20 Real Madrid Saudi King Salman arrives Min 08º in Kuwait on historic visit Max 18º High Tide 04:35 & 18:40 Amir voices deep pleasure, hails brotherly ties Low Tide 11:00 40 PAGES NO: 17074 150 FILS KUWAIT: Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud will arrive in Kuwait today on an official visit, where he will Junaid Jamshed among hold talks with HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al- Jaber Al-Sabah. In his first official state visit to Kuwait since ascending the throne on Jan 23, 2015, King 48 dead in Pak air crash Salman will focus on reinforcing the strong relations with Kuwait. Kuwait is the final stop on King Salman’s ABBOTTABAD, Pakistan: A plane belonging to airport manager and a local police official. The Gulf tour, which began in the United Arab Emirates, fol- Pakistan’s national carrier crashed and burst singer’s Twitter account had said he was in lowed by a visit to Qatar. He then traveled to Bahrain, into flames yesterday with 48 people on Chitral. Jamshed rocketed to fame in Pakistan which hosted this year’s Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) board, killing all of them, police and an airline in the 1980s and 1990s as the singer for the summit that ended yesterday. spokesman said. According to senior police Vital Signs rock group, and later launched a officer Khurram Rasheed, the plane crashed in solo career, with a string of chart-topping SEE PAGE 3 a village in the district of Abbottabad, 75 km albums and hits. Jamshed abandoned his northwest of the capital, Islamabad. The small singing career in 2001 to join the Tableeghi HH Sheikh Sabah yesterday expressed overwhelming twin-propeller aircraft was travelling from the Jamaat group, which travels across Pakistan pleasure on the visit that portrays the brotherly ties city of Chitral to Islamabad when it crashed and abroad preaching about Islam. between the two Gulf states. The Amiri Diwan, in a state- shortly after takeoff. In his last tweet, Jamshed posted pictures ment, quoted HH the Amir as warmly welcoming the Among those on board was Junaid of a snow-capped mountain, calling Chitral Saudi Monarch and Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Jamshed, a former Pakistani pop star turned “Heaven on Earth”. Tributes were pouring in on King Salman and the officials who would accompany him evangelical Muslim, according to the Chitral social media for the former lead singer of the during the visit to the country, “where they will be guests country’s first major pop band, whose popular in their second home, among their families and brothers.” “Dil Dil Pakistan” became an unofficial national This visit clearly reflects the good and brotherly anthem. “The voice of my youth, the voice of bonds between the two countries’ leaderships and peo- my generation.... #JunaidJamshed you will be ples that have stood together in face of hardships and sorely missed,” tweeted user Huma A Shah. dangers, the Amir stated. He lauded the historic and piv- According to Daniyal Gilani, the spokesman otal role played by the Saudi leadership and people in for Pakistan International Airlines, the plane support of the Kuwaiti cause, namely the flagrant had lost touch with the control tower prior to “Saddami aggression” in 1990, alluding to the invasion of the crash. He said the plane was carrying 42 the country by forces of the ousted and executed Iraqi passengers, five crew members and a ground ruler Saddam Hussein. He recalled in this context brav- engineer. MANAMA: HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah ery of the Saudi forces that had taken part in the epic lib- Junaid Jamshed Continued on Page 13 (left) shares a light moment with Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al eration of the country. Saud at the GCC summit in the Bahraini capital on Tuesday. — KUNA Continued on Page 13 LOCAL THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2016 Amir back home after GCC summit KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Minister, Sheikh Azzam Mubarak Al-Sabah, Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, along the Dean of the Diplomatic Corps and the with his official entourage, returned home State of Kuwait Ambassador to the yesterday from the Kingdom of Bahrain Kingdom of Bahrain, and embassy staff. where he headed the State of Kuwait dele- gation at the GCC 37th summit. Gratitude His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Separately, His Highness the Amir has Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah was received cabled Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al- at Kuwait International Airport by His Khalifa expressing deep gratitude on the Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf warm hospitality accorded to him and Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, senior the State of Kuwait delegation at the sheikhs, Deputy Chief of the National 37th GCC Summit, hosted by the Guards Sheikh Meshaal Al-Ahmad Al- Bahraini capital. Jaber Al-Sabah, His Highness Sheikh His Highness the Amir, in the cable to Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al- the Bahraini Monarch, expressed deep sat- Sabah, His Highness the Prime Minister isfaction at the brotherly and blessed Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al- meeting that grouped him with the top Sabah, Minister of the Amiri Diwan Affairs leaders of the other GCC member states, Sheikh Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, lauding King Hamad’s sagacious and MANAMA: British Prime Minister Theresa May (center) poses with Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) leaders for a group picture yes- senior State officials, ranking chiefs of the effective management of the 37th session, terday, during a GCC summit in the Bahraini capital Manama. — AFP Army, the Police, the National Guards and noting its success and “constructive resolu- the fire department. tions that will boost our joint Gulf action.” He also lauded the summit that com- Delegation prised the GCC leaders with the British GCC keen on strategic His Highness the Amir was accompa- Prime Minister Theresa May, which consti- nied at the summit by First Deputy Prime tuted an opportunity to hold discussions Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh and exchange views on various issues of Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, Deputy common concern, in shadow of rapid partnership with UK: Amir Prime Minister and Interior Minister developments on the regional arena. His Sheikh Mohammad Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Highness the Amir expressed good wishes Al-Sabah, Deputy Premier and Defense to King Hamad, his country and people. GCC - UK meeting tackles need to quell regional unrest Minister Sheikh Khaled Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah, Deputy Premier and Finance Minister and Understanding MANAMA: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah urgent need to find a peaceful solution to the Dangerous threats Acting Oil Minister Anas Khaled Al-Saleh, In the meantime, His Highness the Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah said yesterday that conflict in Yemen. A statement issued after the GCC leaders and the British premier pledged Director of His Highness the Amir Bureau Amir has cabled British Prime Minister the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region was meeting, which occurred on the sidelines of the to maintain the mutual obligation to “face dan- Ahmad Fahad Al-Fahad, the Amiri Diwan Theresa May expressing deep satisfaction keen on bolstering strategic ties and relations GCC Summit that concluded yesterday, called for gerous threats caused” by the notorious groups Advisor Mohammad Abulhassan, Head of at the atmosphere of understanding that with the UK. This statement came during the final increased support of the United Nations’ (UN) Al-Qaeda and so-called Islamic States as well as the Amiri Protocol Sheikh Khaled Al- prevailed at the GCC-UK summit. The GCC- session of the 37th GCC Summit held in the Special Envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh their offshoot factions. Abdullah Al-Sabah Al-Nasser Al-Sabah, UK summit was an opportunity to discuss Bahraini capital Manama. The event was attended Ahmed, as he works to establish a roadmap for The two sides decided to form a joint task Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Suleiman various issues of mutual concern between by British Prime Minister Theresa May and GCC peace in the war-torn nation. team charged with combating terrorism and Al-Jarallah, Head of the Media and Cultural the GCC countries and the United leaders. Moreover, the statement urged Yemen’s war- safeguarding states’ border security. They also Affairs at the Amiri Diwan Sheikh Fawaz Kingdom, he said, affirming that it would Delivering a speech to the event, His Highness ring parties to remain committed to the peace vowed to work together for tracking down, Saud Nasser Saud Al-Sabah, Foreign contribute to bolstering the distinctive ties the Amir thanked the Bahraini monarch King process, adding that maximal efforts should be arresting and prosecuting terrorists, in line with Minister Assistant for the Minister’s Bureau and strategic relationship between them. Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa and the people of expended to ensure the safety of humanitarian national and international laws. They have Affairs Ambassador Sheikh Dr Ahmad His Highness the Amir, moreover, Bahrain for hosting the 37th GCC Summit, saying workers in the country. decided to boost the action against terrorism Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah, senior hailed the GCC-UK meeting for touching that this was reflective of the Kingdom’s efforts in The statement also ramped up pressure on funding, enhance intelligence cooperation and officials of the Amiri Diwan and the on the deep-rooted historic ties between boosting relations among nations within the the international community to exert more swap information on terrorists’ whereabouts.