KARACHI – The Saudi Arabian authorities on Friday arrested some Pakistaniindividuals for violating the sanctity of the Masjid-e-Nabawi (PBUH) inMadinah by chanting slogans against Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and hisdelegation.
According to the director of information at the Saudia Arabian Embassy inIslamabad, some Pakistanis have been arrested for violating the sanctity ofthe Masjid-e-Nabawi and an investigation has been launched into the matter.
A day earlier, PM Shehbaz Sharif and his delegation reached Madinah on athree-day official visit to Saudi Arabia in a bid to revive bilateralrelations and seek more financial assistance to tackle economic challengesfollowing the ouster of former premier Imran Khan through a no-confidencemotion.
A group of people on Thursday surrounded the delegation of the Pakistanigovernment when it entered the Prophet’s mosque and started raisingunwelcoming slogans against it, violating the sanctity of the mosque whereRoza-e-Rasool (PBUH) is located.
The video of the incident is being widely shared on social media to condemnpeople involved in it.
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Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif,Finance Minister Miftah Ismail, Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb,Shahzain Bugti, Mohsin Dawar, Khalid Maqbool Siddiqi, Chaudhry Salik, andfour members of PM Shehbaz Sharif’s staff are accompanying the primeminister on his visit.
Reacting to the incident, Marriyum Aurangzeb said: “I don’t want to namethe person responsible for this incident because I don’t want to use thisholy land for political purposes.”
