ISLAMABAD: Saudi Arabia fully supports Pakistan’s role in the war on terror and will extend all possible support for countering and defeating forces of terrorism, Interior Minister Rehman Malik said here on Saturday.

He was talking to media persons along with Saudi Ambassador to Pakistan Abdul Aziz Al-Ghadeer, who earlier held a detailed meeting with the minister and handed him a letter of the Saudi Interior Minister Prince Naif bin Abdul Aziz, in which he assured full support to the Pakistani nation and its security forces in fighting terror.

‘Our commitment and full readiness to provide all possible help to our brethren in Pakistan for countering the forces of terrorism and defeating the saboteurs who are causing havoc on earth’, the letter says.

Rehman Malik said, ‘We are greatly thankful to the Ambassador and Prince Naif bin Abdul Aziz for such good words of help. Saudi Arabia has always stood with Pakistan at every difficult moment’.

He also condemned the group from Yemen which was interfering in Saudi Arabia.

‘We stand shoulder to shoulder with our brotherly country Saudi Arabia for any support and help in this connection’.

The minister said Saudi Arabia was facing same kind of terrorist threats and actions as being faced by Pakistan.

‘The world must look into factors, states, people and groups supporting the enemies of humanity. They have no religion and boundaries and are doing it to destablise certain countries,’ said Malik.

Replying to a question, he said there was no deadlock between PPP and MQM, adding both coalition partners were moving ahead smoothly.

‘Difference of opinion exists in democracy but this does not mean they are leaving us. We have no such problems.’

‘Altaf Hussain made a phone call during talks at Dubai, saying he never demanded resignation from the president, rather he assured he would use all his resources along with his party to strengthen the president’.

Rehman Malik said they have to think above party politics as the country was facing a lot of problems and fighting the war on terror.

He said PPP and MQM made joint legal and political think tank teams for discussing important national and international issues.—APP