Imran Khan accepts King Salman’s invitation to visit the Kingdom

In this file photo, Pakistani opposition politician Imran Khan gestures to supporters during an anti-government protest in Islamabad on August 21, 2014. (AAMIR QURESHI/AFP)

• King Salman phoned Khan to congratulate him on his election victory
• Saudi Arabia has always supported Pakistan in difficult times. The Kingdom’s security is very important for Islamabad, the PTI said in a statement

ISLAMABAD: Saudi Arabia is looking forward to having close and fruitful relations with the newly elected government of Pakistan.
King Salman phoned Pakistan’s Prime Minister-in-waiting Imran Khan on Monday to congratulate him on the election victory, according to a statement from Khan’s Pakistan Tahreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party.
King Salman invited Khan to visit Saudi Arabia, an invitation which he has accepted. Khan issued an invitation to the Saudi King to visit Pakistan.
“Saudi Arabia always supported us in difficult times and we consider the Kingdom’s security (to be) very important,” Khan told the King, according to the PTI statement.
Khan also thanked King Salman for his congratulatory message.
The PTI emerged as the single largest party in Pakistan’s general elections on July 25 and is set to form the government in the center and three of the country’s four provinces.
Khan is scheduled to take the oath as the prime minster on August 18.