Summary The FO confirmed PM Shehbaz Sharif's Saudi visit with Field Marshal Asim Munir and rejected India's remarks on AJK polls, calling the election process transparent.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday departed for Saudi Arabia on a three-day official visit, accompanied by Field Marshal Asim Munir, to discuss bilateral ties and regional developments with the Saudi leadership.
According to the Foreign Office, the prime minister will remain in the Kingdom from August 6 to 8 and is scheduled to meet Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
The two leaders are expected to review the full spectrum of Pakistan-Saudi Arabia relations, discuss matters of mutual interest, and explore ways to further strengthen cooperation across multiple sectors.
PM Shehbaz convenes emergency meeting ahead of Saudi Arabia visit
Before departing, Prime Minister Shehbaz chaired an emergency meeting in Islamabad to review the evolving regional situation and Pakistan's diplomatic engagement.
Foreign Office spokesperson Tahir Hussain Andrabi, during the weekly media briefing, said Pakistan continued to play a diplomatic role in efforts aimed at restoring stability in the Middle East. He also appreciated Oman's constructive role in the evolving regional situation.
Separately, the spokesperson rejected India's remarks on the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) elections as baseless, saying the electoral process was being conducted in a transparent manner.
He said India had no moral justification for making such statements and could not divert attention from the situation in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir by spreading what he described as misinformation about developments in Azad Kashmir.
Responding to a question on Bangladesh, Andrabi said the people of Bangladesh were fully capable of resolving their own affairs.
