KARACHI: Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Wednesday discussed enhancing bilateral security cooperation and bilateral relations with Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador Nawaf bin Saeed Al-Malki, the interior ministry said.
Pakistan and Saudi Arabia enjoy close economic and defense ties. The two regional allies signed a historic defense pact in September, according to which an attack on one of them will be considered an attack on both.
Naqvi was received by Al-Malki during his visit to the Saudi embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan’s interior ministry said in a statement.
“They discussed Pakistan–Saudi relations, enhancing bilateral cooperation and matters related to security,” the interior ministry said.
The Saudi envoy condemned the militant attack near a district court in Islamabad last week that killed 12 and injured 36, expressing sorrow over the loss of lives in the incident.
The ministry said that a longstanding issue regarding the legal status of Burmese Muslims between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia has also been resolved. It added that a formal agreement between both sides will be signed in the Kingdom next week.
The ministry did not provide details of the agreement.
