ISLAMABAD – Pakistan gives full assurance to Saudi Arabia over theterritorial security and integrity of the Kingdom.
Pakistan yesterday assured Saudi Arabia of unflinching support as PrimeMinister Imran Khan telephoned Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman binAbdulaziz.
The two leaders, officials said, discussed bilateral and regional matterswith special focus on the recent drone attacks on Saudi oil installations.
Imran Khan expressed Pakistan’s support and vowed to stand by Saudi Arabiain confronting the sabotage acts which threaten the global economy andsecurity of the Kingdom.
Yesterday, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi announced that healongside Prime minister Imran Khan would visit Saudi Arabia on September19 to discuss Kashmir and the oil facility attack.
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Tensions in the Middle East have escalated following the drone attacks ontwo major oil facilities in Saudi Arabia. Yemen’s Houthi rebels tookresponsibility for the attacks. Saudi Arabia has been leading a militarycampaign to quash the Houthi rebels in Yemen since March 2015.
Pakistan is also active to defuse tension between the United States andIran after the attack on a Saudi oil facility blamed on Tehran byWashington. Iran had supported Pakistan on the Kashmir issue when Indianmerged the disputed territory in its union last month.
