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LONDON/ ISLAMABAD - Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Friday hinted that some countries were showing interest in building strategic defence agreements with Pakistan, following the country’s landmark pact with Saudi Arabia.

Federal Minister for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony, Sardar Muhammad Yousaf has expressed gratitude to the nation and religious scholars for observing Yaum-e-Tashakur (Day of Thanksgiving) and for offering special prayers for Pakistan and Saudi Arabia during Friday sermons.

Foreign Office Spokesperson Shafqat Ali Khan has said that the leadership of Pakistan and Saudi Arabia is committed to elevating bilateral relations, stressing that the newly signed strategic defense pact is purely defensive and not directed against any other state.

Chairman Pakistan Ulema Council, Maulana Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi, has praised Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Field Marshal Asim Munir, and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for finalizing a mutual defence agreement between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday arrived in Saudi Arabia on a state visit, receiving a warm welcome with an aerial escort of Saudi F-15 jets as his plane entered Saudi airspace.

Saudi Arabia has dispatched 50 aid trucks to Syria as part of its ongoing humanitarian land bridge, carrying more than 670 tons of medical, food, and shelter supplies to support the Syrian people.

ISLMABAD - Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Saturday visited the Embassy of Saudi Arabia, where Saudi Ambassador Nawaf bin Saeed Ahmad Al-Malki warmly welcomed him on his arrival.

RIYADH: In the Residency law crackdown, Saudi officials have detained over 17,000 individuals in more than a month, in a nationwide campaign, ARY News reported. The crackdown was conducted to target individuals found in violation of residency, labour, and border security laws. According to the General Directorate of Passports (Jawazat), apprehended people were found involved […]

Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar will undertake a two-day official visit to Saudi Arabia from Monday to participate in the Extraordinary Session of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers in Jeddah.

Saudi Arabia on Thursday signed major investment and partnership deals with Syria, valued at $6.4 billion, to help rebuild the war-ravaged country’s infrastructure, telecommunications and other major sectors. The oil-rich Gulf kingdom has been a major backer of the new Syrian government, which seized power after an Islamist-led offensive toppled longtime Syrian ruler Bashar al-Assad […]

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan and Saudi Arabia yesterday agreed to advance investments and technical collaboration for mutual benefit of the two nations.

Saudi Arabia’s authorities announced that 23,167 illegal residents or those violating labour or border laws have been taken into custody by their security forces in a nationwide crackdown led between July 10 to 16. The Ministry of Interior said that the activities took place from July 10 to July 16, 2025 In the most recent […]

Iran’s foreign minister has held talks with Saudi Arabia’s de facto leader, the Saudi foreign ministry said, two weeks after a ceasefire between regional rivals Iran and Israel began. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said his country hoped the truce would contribute to regional stability, and emphasised Riyadh’s position “in supporting dialogue through diplomatic means as a path to resolving disputes,” the ministry said in a post on X early on Wednesday. According to the Saudi ministry, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi “expressed his gratitude” to Riyadh for its condemnation of Israel’s attacks on Iran last month. Israel launched its unprecedented bombing campaign on Iran on June 13, targeting military and nuclear facilities as well as residential areas. The strikes killed more than 1,000 people in Iran, including senior military commanders and nuclear scientists, according to Tehran. Israel, in turn, was hit by waves of drone and missile fire from Iran, which Israeli authorities said left at lea...

Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral cooperation in technology, with plans to jointly advance regional digital connectivity and innovation.

Saudi Arabia lambasted Iran for its “unjustifiable” attack on a US base in Qatar on Monday, offering to deploy “all its capabilities” to support Doha, with whom it has had fraught relations in the past. Riyadh said it “condemns and denounces in the strongest terms the aggression launched by Iran against the sisterly State of […]

ISLAMABAD - Speaker of the National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq’s recent visit to Saudi Arabia marked a significant moment in advancing diplomatic and spiritual solidarity among Muslim nations, as he represented Pakistan in response to an invitation by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS), who has launched a fresh initiative for.

On directives of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman, Saudi Arabia’s authorities began safe return of Iranian Hajj pilgrims to their country in the wake of tensions with Israel, local media reported. In order to keep an eye on Iranian pilgrims’ status and make sure all of their demands are satisfied in Makkah […]

Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif departed for Pakistan on Friday after completing his two-day visit to Saudi Arabia.

Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif will undertake an official visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from June 5 to 6, 2025, coinciding with the occasion of Eid ul Adha.

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif will embark on an official visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from June 5 to 6, 2025, coinciding with the occasion of Eid ul Adha. He will be accompanied by a high-level delegation. During the visit, the Prime Minister is scheduled to meet with His Royal Highness Prince […]