ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: The Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia H.E. Nawaf bin Saeed Ahmad Al-Malkiy called on the Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar Ul Haq Kakar in Islamabad on Wednesday.
The Saudi ambassador congratulated the caretaker prime minister on assuming office and conveyed best wishes and greetings on behalf of the Custodian of Two Holy Mosques as well as Crown Prince His Royal Highness Mohammed Bin Salman, and the people of Saudi Arabia.
Anwaar Ul Haq Kakar said that Pakistan and Saudi Arabia enjoyed historic and deep-rooted ties. He thanked the Saudi government for its consistent support for Pakistan’s economic stability and development.
The interim prime minister particularly mentioned the large number of Pakistanis working in Saudi Arabia and requested the Saudi side to continue to extend all possible facilitation to them.
The prime minister lauded the vision of the Saudi leadership and said that Saudi Arabia could always count on Pakistan as its trusted and reliable partner.
Anwaar Ul Haq Kakar emphasized that the recently-instituted Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) would continue to work as before and would lay the foundations to fast-track foreign investments, particularly from Saudi Arabia.
In this regard, he highlighted energy, infrastructure, agriculture, IT and manpower as potential sectors of cooperation.
The Saudi ambassador reiterated that Saudi Arabia and Pakistan were bound together in a fraternal relationship which was characterized by mutual trust and understanding, and close cooperation on all bilateral and regional issues of common interest.
