Pakistan Army stands by Saudi military, reiterates Gen Qamar

Saudi media minister and military adviser meet COAS at GHQ

Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa has reiterated the resolve of Pakistan Army to cooperate with the Saudi armed forces in all fields of mutual interest.

“Pakistan Army stands by Saudi armed forces in all fields,” he said while meeting Saudi Media Minister Turki bin Abdullah Al Shabanah and Military Adviser to KSA’s Defence Minister Major General Talal Abdullah Alotaibi at the General Headquarters in Rawalpindi on Wednesday.

Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to Pakistan Nawaf Saeed al Maliky was also present during the meeting, according to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).

“Regional security situation and matters of mutual interest discussed. The COAS said that both countries have history of defence cooperation which Pakistan greatly values,” the military media wing added in a statement.

Pakistan, Saudi Arabia to expand bilateral ties in diverse fields

Gen Qamar also offered condolences on the death of Prince Bandar Bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud on the occasion.

Earlier in the day, the Saudi media minister met Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi in Islamabad, where the two countries agreed to expand bilateral cooperation in the fields of information and culture.

Speaking on the occasion, the foreign minister termed the establishment of Pak-Saudi Supreme Coordination Council an important step toward promotion of political, economic and cultural cooperation between the two countries.

Qureshi also thanked the Saudi government for increasing Hajj quota for Pakistan to 200,000.