Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has arrived in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to represent Pakistan at the Arab-Islamic Summit, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Monday.
Upon his arrival at Riyadh’s Royal Airport Terminal, Prime Minister Shehbaz was warmly received by Prince Muhammad bin Abdul Rahman bin Abdulaziz, the Deputy Governor of Riyadh, along with Pakistan’s ambassador to Saudi Arabia and other senior diplomatic staff.
Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar and Special Assistant to the Prime Minister Tariq Fatemi accompanied the prime minister.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in his post on X wrote “…I will join the leaders of the Muslim Ummah at the Joint Arab Islamic Summit being convened to discuss the rapidly deteriorating situation in Gaza and speak with one voice for the rights of the Palestinian people and reaffirm our collective call for regional peace”.
PM Shehbaz Sharif is set to address the second Joint Arab-Islamic Summit today that was convened to discuss the situation caused by the escalating violence in the Palestinian and Lebanese territories, including the brutal Israeli aggression.
Accompanied by the cabinet members, the prime minister will present Pakistan’s viewpoint on Israel’s barbarism in Gaza, Palestine and other areas.
The Summit is preceded by the preparatory session of the Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) held on Sunday and also participated by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar.
The heads of state and government and senior officials from the Arab League and the OIC member countries are participating in the event.
At the Summit, the prime minister will call for an immediate end to the genocide in Gaza; an urgent and unconditional ceasefire; immediate cessation of the ongoing Israeli adventurism in the region that is endangering the security of the countries in the Middle East.
He will also advocate for providing international protection for the Palestinian people; and for the establishment of an independent State of Palestine on the borders of 4 June 1967, with Al-Quds Al-Sharif as its capital.
On the sidelines of the Summit, Prime Minister Shehbaz is expected to hold bilateral meetings with Saudi Arabia’s Investment Minister Khalid A Al-Falih and Secretary General of the Muslim World League Sheikh Dr Mohammed Al-ssa.