The ambassador of Saudi Arabia to Pakistan, Nawaf bin Saeed Ahmad Al-Malkiy, congratulated prime minister Shehbaz Sharif on his re-election as prime minister.

“Given the special fraternal relationship between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, the Prime Minister said the Saudi Ambassador was the first envoy he was receiving after assumption of office,” read a post on X by PTV News.

The prime minister also thanked the King Salman bin Abdul Aziz, and Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman for their felicitations.

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