A Saudi delegation, led by Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, arrived in Pakistan on a two-day visit.

Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar welcomed the delegation at Rawalpindi’s Nur Khan Airbase, according to a statement issued by the Foreign Office on Monday.

The delegation also comprises Saudi Minister of Water and Agriculture Abdul Rahman Abdul Mohsen Al-Fadley, Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources Bandar Ibrahim Al Khorayef, Deputy Minister of Investment Badr Al Badr, the head of Saudi Special Committee, Mohammad Mazyed Al Towaijri and senior officials from Ministry of Energy and Saudi Fund for General Investments.

The visit is expected to expedite action on the understanding reached between Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammad bin Salman, during their recent meeting in Makkah to enhance bilateral economic cooperation. The two had agreed to expedite the first wave of a planned $5 billion Saudi investment package for Pakistan.

The Saudi team is expected to hold meetings with the president, the prime minister, the foreign minister, counterpart ministers, the army chief and the Apex Committee of the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC), according to the Foreign Office statement