Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Tuesday said Pakistan attaches high importance to its fraternal relations with Saudi Arabia and is committed to further strengthening cooperation across multiple sectors. In a post on X, the deputy prime minister said he met Pakistan’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Ahmed Farooq, on the sidelines of the Regional Envoys conference in Islamabad.
He appreciated the strong fraternal Pakistan–Saudi Arabia relations and emphasised the importance of further strengthening the ongoing positive momentum and expanding cooperation across all sectors, including trade, investment, energy, and human resource development.
Dar also underscored the need for continued engagement with the Pakistani community in the Kingdom, recognising their constructive and positive contribution in further deepening the close bilateral ties between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. DPM and FM Dar also met with Pakistan’s Ambassador to the UAE, Shafqat Ali Khan, on the sidelines of the Regional Envoys’ Conference in Islamabad on Tuesday.
According to a statement issued by MoFA, Dar stressed the need to “further expand cooperation” between Pakistan and the UAE across multiple sectors and to strengthen bilateral relations. The deputy prime minister also highlighted what the Foreign Office described as the “positive role” played by the Pakistani community in the UAE and directed that further steps be taken to facilitate their welfare. He also called for promoting stronger people-to-people ties between the two countries, according to the statement.
Earlier in the day, Pakistan reaffirmed its commitment to deepening ties with Iran as Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar met with Pakistan’s Ambassador-designate to Iran, Imran Ahmed Siddiqui, ahead of Siddiqui’s departure for Tehran. According to a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the deputy prime minister recalled the “deep-rooted historical, cultural, and fraternal bonds between Pakistan and Iran” and reaffirmed “Pakistan’s commitment to further expanding bilateral cooperation in all spheres, particularly in trade, connectivity, people-to-people exchanges, and regional collaboration”. Dar emphasised “the importance of sustaining the positive momentum in bilateral engagement through close coordination and mutual understanding”.
The foreign minister also highlighted “Pakistan’s constructive and responsible role in promoting regional peace, dialogue, and stability, and expressed confidence that the Ambassador-designate would make a valuable contribution towards further strengthening the enduring partnership between the two brotherly countries”. He also “wished the ambassador-designate success in his new assignment”.
