ISLAMABAD: King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Friday sent felicitation messages to President Arif Alvi on the 75th Independence Day of the South Asian nation.
According to the kingdom’s official news agency, the Saudi royals wished the president good health and happiness while hoping for steady progress and prosperity for the people of Pakistan.
The two Muslim countries have always cherished close diplomatic relations and are collaborating with each other in a number of areas.
Prime Minister Imran Khan and the Saudi crown prince signed an important agreement last May to establish the Saudi-Pakistan Supreme Coordination Council to streamline the bilateral cooperation between the two countries.
Prior to that, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia agreed on a number of investment deals during the crown prince’s visit to Islamabad in February 2019.
The kingdom is home to more than two million Pakistanis and has been the top source of workers’ remittances to the South Asian nation.
The Pakistani workers based in Saudi Arabia remitted $7.6 billion to their homeland in the last fiscal year alone.
Among other areas of cooperation, the two countries are working with each other on environmental issues.
Saudi king, crown prince send felicitation messages to Pakistan on Independence Day
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Saudi king, crown prince send felicitation messages to Pakistan on Independence Day
- The two Saudi royals wished President Arif Alvi good health and happiness while hoping for steady progress and prosperity for the people of Pakistan
- Saudi Arabia and Pakistan have always enjoyed close diplomatic relations and are collaborating with each other in a number of areas
Pakistan, Iran leaders highlight mutual support after both engaged in short wars this year
- Prime Minister Sharif met Iranian President Pezeshkian in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international forum
- Pakistani PM also had an informal interaction with President Putin, discussed regional issue with President Erdogan
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Friday praised the support their countries offered one another during episodes of external aggression this year, according to the state media, as they met on the sidelines of an international peace forum in Turkmenistan.
Pakistan fought a four-day war with India in May, when New Delhi fired missiles at its cities and Islamabad responded with retaliatory strikes. Nearly a month after the conflict, Iran waged its own war with Israel after Tel Aviv carried out attacks inside Iranian territory, prompting Tehran to launch a series of missile and drone barrages in response.
The meeting in Turkmenistan came as Pakistan and Iran seek to steady ties after a period of strained security relations, while also attempting to expand economic cooperation and strengthen border management. The two leaders reviewed regional developments, including Pakistan’s concerns over militant attacks it says originate from Afghanistan, and ongoing diplomatic efforts related to Gaza.
“Both leaders appreciated the strong support that their countries had provided to each other when they had faced external aggression earlier this year,” the state-owned Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) said.
Sharif highlighted the outcome of the 22nd Pakistan–Iran Joint Economic Commission held this year and urged closer coordination to increase bilateral trade, operationalize border markets, reinforce border security and revive transport links, including the Islamabad-Tehran-Istanbul rail network.
Pezeshkian, according to the report, said Iran wished to further strengthen ties and thanked Sharif for a “useful and timely exchange of views.”
Sharif also pressed for “meaningful action” from the Afghan Taliban administration to address Pakistan’s security concerns, APP added.
Separately, the Pakistani prime minister met other global leaders attending the forum marking the International Year of Peace and Trust 2025 and Turkmenistan’s Neutrality Day.
He held informal interactions with Russian President Vladimir Putin and discussed regional issues with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon and Kyrgyz President Sadyr Zhaparov.
