Times of Islamabad

Pakistan Foreign Office calculated response over Turkey Saudi Arabia spat

Pakistan Foreign Office calculated response over Turkey Saudi Arabia spat

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan Foreign Office (FO) on Monday has responded over thespat between two brotherly and friendly counties Saudi Arabia and Turkey.

Pakistan hopes that both Turkey and Saudi Arabia will jointly probe thedisappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

FO Spokesperson Dr Muhammad Faisal, while responding to a question aboutthe journalist’s disappearance, said: “We understand that the investigationis ongoing and it would therefore be appropriate to await its outcome.”

Pakistan, which enjoys friendly relations with both Turkey and the kingdom,welcomed Saudi and Turkish efforts to resolve the issue.