ISLAMABAD: Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan congratulated Saudi Arabia on Thursday on its 91st National Day and wished the people of the kingdom “continued progress”.
Saudi National Day is commemorated on September 23 each year to mark the renaming of the Kingdom of Nejd and Hejaz to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia by royal decree of King Abdul Aziz Al Saud in 1932.
“On behalf of my govt [government] & people of Pakistan I congratulate Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, HM King Salman bin Abdulaziz; HRH Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman;& brotherly people of Saudi Arabia on Kingdom’s 91st National Day,” Khan wrote on Twitter. “We wish them continued progress under the visionary ldrshp [leadership].”
Saudi Arabia is home to over two million Pakistani expats and the main source of the country’s remittances.
PM Khan visited the kingdom in May this year and signed several agreements.
