Details indicate that the choice was taken during a meeting in Islamabad between Saudi Ambassador to Pakistan Nawaf bin Saeed Al-Malki and Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Marriyum Aurangzeb.
During the discussion, the two leaders decided to form a committee including members from the two nations to carry out the Pak-Saudi joint ventures in the film and theatre industries.
The conference also covered the long-standing bilateral ties between Pakistan and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) in a number of areas. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was decided upon to be finalized in order to improve mutual collaboration.
Marriyum Aurangzeb congratulated the Saudi ambassador on Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman’s appointment as the Kingdom’s Prime Minister.
She stated that the Saudi leadership and the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques were held in the highest regard by the Pakistani government and the people.
She claimed that the objective of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was to further advance commercial and business-to-business connections with the KSA.
The Saudi ambassador’s significant contribution to relief efforts and his personal visit to Pakistan’s flood-affected regions were also noted by the minister.
Speaking at the event, the Saudi ambassador said that many Pakistanis were contributing significantly to Saudi Arabia’s growth.
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