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- Pakistan and Saudi Arabia enjoy strong trade, defense and brotherly relations
- The Kingdom is home to over 2.7 million Pakistanis, top source of remittances
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Ahmad Farooq on Monday met with the Kingdom’s Deputy Minister for Political Affairs Ambassador Dr. Saud Al-Sati and discussed affairs of mutual interest, the Saudi foreign ministry said.
Pakistan and Saudi Arabia enjoy strong trade, defense and brotherly relations. The Kingdom is home to over 2.7 million Pakistani expatriates, serving as the top source of remittances to the cash-strapped South Asian country.
“Deputy Minister for Political Affairs Ambassador Dr. Saud Al-Sati receives Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to Saudi Arabia, Mr. Ahmad Farooq to discuss bilateral relations between both countries, along with topics of shared interest,” the Saudi foreign ministry said on X.
The Kingdom has also frequently bailed Pakistan out in difficult times.
Citing an official, Pakistani state media reported this month Saudi Arabia would establish a “state-of-the-art skill university” in Pakistan to meet its demand for skilled workforce for upcoming projects in the Kingdom.
The Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development had planned to propose allocation of a special quota for Pakistani skilled and semi-skilled workers for NEOM and other upcoming projects, the state-run APP news agency reported.
The proposal for Saudi Arabia to establish a state-of-the-art skill university in Pakistan further aligned the two nations in their pursuit of economic transformation.