ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Friday said Pakistan attaches utmost significance to its relations with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which are based on common faith and mutual respect.
He stated that both brotherly countries had longstanding and deep-rooted fraternal relations, which needed to be further strengthened for the mutual benefit of the two countries.
The president made these remarks while talking to the Ambassador of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to Pakistan Nawaf bin Said Al Malki, and President of the International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI) Dr Hathal Homoud Alotaibi, here at Aiwan-e-Sadr.
Welcoming the ambassador and the president of IIUI, President Dr Arif Alvi said both brotherly countries enjoyed excellent relations and there existed great potential between the two countries to further enhance economic and cultural relations.
Dr Hathal Homoud Alotaibi briefed the president about the new strategic plan of the university aiming to improve governance and quality of education. He informed that the university was establishing a new department to provide distance learning to students.
PRESIDENT CONDEMNS KABUL BLAST, SAYS HEART GOES OUT FOR AFGHANS IN CRISIS: President Dr Arif Alvi on Friday strongly condemning the bomb blast in Kabul that killed several innocent people, expressed sympathies with the loved ones of the victims.
“My heart goes out to the people of Afghanistan at this time of crisis,” the president tweeted.
He said, “May Allah help our brothers who have suffered for long, in achieving everlasting peace and unity”.
