The governor of Tabuk, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Fahad Bin Sultan Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud visited Pakistan on Monday to meet the civil and military leadership and discuss matters related to mutual interest including the regional security situation, Radio Pakistan reported.

During meeting with President Dr Arif Alvi, Fahad Bin Sultan said strong brotherly relations exist between the two countries because of the close people-to-people contact and the services and role of the Pakistani community in the progress and development of Saudi Arabia.

Alvi responded by saying that Pakistan greatly values its “close fraternal and brotherly relations with Saudi Arabia and wished to further enhance these relations in all fields”.

The president emphasised that recent leadership level interactions will further cement the relations between the two countries and expressed satisfaction over the accelerating trade and investment ties.

Later, the Saudi governor met Prime Minister Imran Khan and discussed bilateral relations. Defense Minister Pervez Khattak and the foreign secretary were also present on the occasion.

Earlier in the day, Fahad Bin Sultan had called on Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa at GHQ, read a statement issued by the military's media wing.