Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has left for Saudi Arabia on a three-day visit by a commercial flight from Lahore’s Allama Iqbal International Airport on Saturday, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.

Shehbaz Sharif will perform Umrah and offer prayers at the Masjid Nabwi Al-Sharif.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is expected to meet Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammad bin Salman bin Abdulaziz and discuss issues of mutual interest. The two leaders will also exchange views on regional and global developments.

This would be the prime minister’s first foreign visit since his election. He was accompanied by federal ministers Including Ishaq Dar, Khawaja Muhammad Asif, Muhammad Aurangzeb, Abdul Aleem Khan, Attaullah Tarar and Ahad Khan Cheema.

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz also accompanied the prime minister.

The prime minister, after his arrival in KSA tonight, would stay in Madinah Munawarah. During his visit, the prime minister will perform Umrah and offer prayers at the Masjid Nabwi Al-Sharif, Foreign Office said in an earlier press release.

Pakistan and KSA have longstanding fraternal relations rooted in religious and cultural affinity.

The people of Pakistan have the deepest respect and regard for the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, it was added.

The leadership of both countries is committed to advancing the fraternal ties and mutually rewarding economic and investment relations.