Saudi and Pakistani interior ministers discuss cooperation to combat drug smuggling

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Saudi Interior Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Nayef bin Abdulaziz receives Pakistan’s Minister of Interior and Narcotics Control Mohsin Raza Naqvi in Riyadh on Monday. (SPA)
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Saudi Interior Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Nayef bin Abdulaziz receives Pakistan’s Minister of Interior and Narcotics Control Mohsin Raza Naqvi in Riyadh on Monday. (SPA)
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Saudi Interior Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Nayef bin Abdulaziz receives Pakistan’s Minister of Interior and Narcotics Control Mohsin Raza Naqvi in Riyadh on Monday. (SPA)
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Updated 24 November 2025
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Saudi and Pakistani interior ministers discuss cooperation to combat drug smuggling

  • Prince Abdulaziz and Naqvi discussed ways to enhance security cooperation between their countries, especially with regard to combating drug smuggling

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Interior Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Nayef bin Abdulaziz received Pakistan’s Minister of Interior and Narcotics Control Mohsin Naqvi in Riyadh on Monday, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

Prince Abdulaziz and Naqvi discussed ways to enhance security cooperation between their countries, especially with regard to combating drug smuggling.

A number of topics of common interest were also discussed, SPA said.


Saudi and Qatari foreign ministers co-chair coordination council in Riyadh

Updated 04 December 2025
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Saudi and Qatari foreign ministers co-chair coordination council in Riyadh

  • Meeting discussed strengthening cooperation through several initiatives
  • Executive committee provided an overview of the council’s activities

LONDON: Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Prince Faisal bin Farhan, and his Qatari counterpart, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani, co-chaired the executive committee meeting of the Saudi-Qatari Coordination Council in Riyadh.

The meeting on Thursday reviewed ties and ways to enhance them at both bilateral and multilateral levels. They also discussed strengthening cooperation through several initiatives that could elevate relations to broader prospects, according to the Saudi Press Agency.

Both sides commended the cooperation among the committees under the coordination council.

The executive committee secretariat provided an overview of the council’s activities and its committees over the past period, along with the latest updates and preparatory work for the eighth meeting, the SPA added.

At the end of the meeting, the ministers signed the minutes of the council’s executive committee.