ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar spoke with the Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia, Prince Faisal bin Farhan, and discussed regional developments and avenues for deeper bilateral cooperation.
According to a Foreign Office statement on Monday, both leaders looked forward to continuing their discussions on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar @MishaqDar50 spoke with Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia, Prince Faisal bin Farhan @FaisalbinFarhan, and discussed regional developments and avenues for deeper bilateral cooperation.
Both leaders looked… pic.twitter.com/D9uNLkGCPo
— Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Pakistan (@ForeignOfficePk) January 19, 2026
Pakistan and Saudi Arabia share long-standing, cordial relations spanning several decades, with cooperation across key sectors including defense, trade, economy, agriculture, livestock, and minerals.
In September last year, the two countries signed a mutual defence agreement under which any act of aggression against one state would be considered an attack on both.
Saudi Arabia remains Pakistan’s largest source of remittances and hosts more than 2.5 million Pakistani expatriates, highlighting the depth of economic and people-to-people ties between the two countries.
The two sides have also agreed to launch an Economic Cooperation Framework to strengthen trade and investment ties, following Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on the sidelines of the Future Investment Initiative summit in Riyadh in October last year.
Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have been expanding their bilateral trade, with trade volume rising from about $546 million to $700 million, reflecting stronger economic cooperation between the two countries.
Pakistan is actively pursuing stronger trade ties with Saudi Arabia by exploring investments in key areas such as oil and gas, renewable energy, and infrastructure to boost its export base.
