Close ties between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan; praise for Hajj services
Pakistan's Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has described the Saudi-Pakistani relationship as "a strategic partnership that goes beyond friendship."
In an interview with Arab News published today, Aziz said the recent visit of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah Bin Abdul-aziz to Islamabad was part of the continuing process of the very close strategic relations between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan."
He thanked Saudi Arabia for its generous donations to the victims of the Oct. 8 earthquake, and he praised the way the Kingdom handles the Hajj and Umrah traffic.
"We see the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques as the leader of the Ummah. Islam is not well projected in the world and we all need to work together to explain our faith. We look at Saudi Arabia as playing a leading role in this regard.