ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif, along with his daughter and party’s Chief Organiser Maryam Nawaz, met Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, said Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb on Friday.
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نواز شريف رئيس وزراء باكستان الأسبق وابنته مريم شريف عقدوا إجتماعاً اليوم الجمعة مع سمو #ولي_العهد الأمير #محمد_بن_سلمان .
وذكرت مصادر أن اللقاء بينهما كان إيجابيا، ونوقشت فيه مشاكل باكستان وحلولها بالتفصيل في الاجتماع الذي عقد في القصر الملكي في جدة. pic.twitter.com/7ieaKiyjBh— محمد بن سلمان بن عبد العزيز (Informal) (@HRHMBNSALMAAN) April 21, 2023
In a tweet, the information minister said, “Muhammad Nawaz Sharif met the Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Maryam Nawaz was also present on the occasion. The leaders discussed further improving Pak-Saudi brotherly relations and solutions to the issues Pakistan is facing. Nawaz Sharif expressed his good wishes for the Saudi leadership”.
The official PML-N twitter wrote, “Quaid Muhammad Nawaz Sharif met with the Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia, Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman. Maryam Nawaz Sharif was also present in the meeting. The leaders discussed 🇵🇰🇸🇦 brotherly relations. @NawazSharifMNS expressed good wishes for the Saudi Arabian leadership”.
However, there was no official mention from the Saudi side about the meeting while the PML-N did not share any photographs of the meeting.
The meeting comes at a time when Pakistan is facing a critical financial crisis — among others — with the Kingdom aiding Pakistan secure a deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) by assuring the lender of its funding for Pakistan earlier this month.
In January, Saudi crown prince Muhammad bin Salman had directed the Saudi Development Fund to study increasing the deposit amount in the State of Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to $5 billion, confirming Saudi Arabia’s position on supporting Pakistan’s economy.
The prince’s directives had come while Army Chief General Asim Munir visited the Kingdom, where he had met Crown Prince Salman and also Defence Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman.
The PML-N supremo and his daughter had reached the Kingdom on April 11 to perform Umrah along with other family members. The former premier had departed from London while the party chief organiser had departed from Pakistan.
