Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif may visit Saudi Arabia within the next 48 hours at the invitation of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, media reported on Monday.
According to Geo News, Shehbaz is expected to consult on important regional and international developments during his visit, signaling continued diplomatic engagement between the two countries.
The visit comes after much-anticipated talks in Islamabad, which lasted from Saturday until the early hours of Sunday, were the highest-level discussions between the two sides since Iran’s 1979 Islamic revolution.
The talks come days after the United States and Iran began a ceasefire last week to end six weeks of fighting that has killed thousands in the Gulf, choked off vital energy supplies and raised fears of a wider regional conflict.
Discussions on financial cooperation are expected to be in focus, especially after Saudi Arabia and Qatar pledged $5 billion in aid to Pakistan.
The Prime Minister was accompanied by Chief of Defense Staff Asim Munir, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ishaq Dar and Special Assistant Saeed Tariq Fatmi.
Finance Minister Mohammad Aurangzeb is expected to join the Riyadh delegation after completing his visit to the United States.
Riyadh and Islamabad signed a mutual defense agreement in September 2025, in which both sides pledged to treat any aggression by either country as an attack on both. This significantly deepens a decades-long security partnership.
Recently, a Pakistani military contingent of approximately 13,000 troops and 10 to 18 jets arrived in Saudi Arabia as part of a joint defense agreement.
The Saudi Defense Ministry said last week that the military contingent deployed at King Abdulaziz Air Base in the eastern sector includes fighter jets and support aircraft from the Pakistan Air Force.
The deployment aims to strengthen joint military coordination, improve the combat readiness of the two countries’ armed forces, and support security and stability at the regional and international levels.
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