Omar meets with recently ousted Pakistani PM Imran Khan to discuss Islamophobia

(Hill) Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) met with recently ousted Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan in Islamabad on her maiden visit to the country on Wednesday.

Omar, who is one of the few Muslim members of Congress, met the recently removed prime minister at his … home in Islamabad’s Bani Gala district, where they discussed Islamophobia and related issues.

In a tweet shared by a member of Khan’s political party, PTI, Omar was quoted as expressing her “admiration” for the political leader and for “his position on and work against Islamophobia globally.”

The tweet added that Khan also “appreciated her courageous and principled position on issues.”

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