ISLAMABAD: Governor of Saudi Arabia’s Tabuk region, Prince Fahd Bin Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz, has invited Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar for a visit to the Kingdom’s province.
He extended the invitation during a telephone call with Pakistan’s top diplomat on Wednesday, during which the two sides discussed ways to expand bilateral ties.
“Recalling their positive past engagements, Prince Fahd Bin Sultan extended an invitation to the Deputy Prime Minister to visit him in Tabuk,’ the Foreign Office said in a statement.
The two leaders expressed a desire to expand cooperation in areas of mutual interest.
Deputy Prime Minister / Foreign Minister, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar @MIshaqDar50 received a call from HH Prince Fahd bin Sultan bin Abdul Aziz governor of Tabuk, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
HH Prince Fahd conveyed season’s greetings and best wishes for new year. DPM/FM… pic.twitter.com/VK7U0v2Y9k
— Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (@DPM_PK) December 31, 2025
The Deputy Prime Minister appreciated Prince Fahd Bin Sultan’s personal interest in fostering and promoting Pak-Saudi relations.
It may be recalled that on Tuesday, Ishaq Dar held a phone conversation with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan.
Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have historically maintained close ties, and in recent months, both countries have worked to further broaden their cooperation.
In September, they signed a defence agreement stipulating that any aggression against one country would be considered an attack on both.
The pact was widely seen as formalising longstanding military cooperation into a binding commitment to strengthen joint deterrence.
Saudi Arabia is also home to over 2.5 million Pakistani expatriates and remains the largest source of remittances for Pakistan’s $407 billion economy.
