PM Shehbaz reaffirms Pakistan’s support for Saudi Arabia’s sovereignty and security
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has strongly condemned the recent Houthi attacks against Saudi Arabia and reaffirmed Pakistan’s support for the Kingdom in protecting its sovereignty, security and the sanctity of Islam’s holiest sites.
In a message marking Saudi National Day on Wednesday, the prime minister said any threat to the security and sanctity of the Haramain Sharifain deeply affected Muslims around the world. He was referring to what he described as a recent attempted drone attack by the Houthis on the holy city of Makkah.
Extending his warmest felicitations to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and the brotherly people of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, he said that the Kingdom’s remarkable journey of progress and transformation was a source of pride and admiration not only for the Saudi nation, but also for Pakistan.
The prime minister, who is currently in New York to attend the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly, said that under the dynamic and visionary leadership of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia continued to make impressive strides towards greater prosperity, modernization and innovation.
He said that Pakistan took immense pride in its historic and time-tested brotherhood with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, rooted in faith, mutual trust and an abiding bond between our peoples.
“Today, under the patronage of His Royal Highness Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, this brotherhood is growing into an even stronger strategic partnership, underpinned by our shared commitment to peace, security and the unity of the Muslim Ummah. Together, we have proudly signed the Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement and the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement,” he remarked.
Concluding with the slogan of “long live Pakistan-Saudi Arabia brotherhood,” he prayed that the Pakistan-Saudi Arabia brotherhood continues to grow from strength to strength.