{"id":18979,"date":"2024-09-24T01:04:04","date_gmt":"2024-09-24T01:04:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/?p=18979"},"modified":"2024-09-24T01:04:05","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T01:04:05","slug":"pakistan-committed-to-further-strengthening-ties-with-ksa-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/?p=18979","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan committed to further strengthening ties with KSA, President"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"948\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG-20240923-WA0158-948x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18980\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG-20240923-WA0158-948x1024.jpg 948w, https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG-20240923-WA0158-278x300.jpg 278w, https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG-20240923-WA0158-768x830.jpg 768w, https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG-20240923-WA0158.jpg 1185w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 948px) 100vw, 948px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Saudi Embassy to celebrate 94th Anniversary of National Day of the KSA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ISLAMABAD : President Asif Ali Zardari reiterated Pakistan\u2019s commitment to further strengthening bilateral cooperation with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) in the areas of economy, trade, defence, culture, education and people-to-people contacts. The president expressed these views while addressing the reception hosted by the Saudi Embassy to celebrate the 94th Anniversary of the National Day of the KSA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot_20240924_055822-1024x574.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18981\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot_20240924_055822-1024x574.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot_20240924_055822-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot_20240924_055822-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot_20240924_055822.jpg 1284w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The event was attended by provincial governors, Punjab chief minister, federal ministers, diplomats, dignitaries, and civil and military officers. While extending heartfelt felicitations to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud and the people of Saudi Arabia on their National Day, the president highlighted that both brotherly countries enjoyed excellent relations in various fields and had always supported each other during challenging times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The president expressed deep appreciation for the vision of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and the significant progress achieved by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He remarked that the bold initiatives taken by the Crown Prince would propel the country towards greater progress and prosperity. The president wished Saudi Arabia continued success on the transformative journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"581\" src=\"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot_20240924_055808-1024x581.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18982\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot_20240924_055808-1024x581.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot_20240924_055808-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot_20240924_055808-768x436.jpg 768w, https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot_20240924_055808.jpg 1269w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>President Zardari expressed gratitude to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for its continued support to Pakistan and as well as hosting nearly 2.7 million Pakistanis, who were making contributions to the Kingdom&#8217;s social and economic development. He expressed confidence that the bilateral relations between the two brotherly nations would continue to further strengthen in the years to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"780\" src=\"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG-20240923-WA0159-1024x780.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18983\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG-20240923-WA0159-1024x780.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG-20240923-WA0159-300x229.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG-20240923-WA0159-768x585.jpg 768w, https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG-20240923-WA0159-1536x1170.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG-20240923-WA0159-2048x1560.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>They would work together for the advancement of their nations, the unity of the Muslim Ummah, and the promotion of peace and stability in the region and beyond, he added. The president on the occasion also gave Ghilaf-e-Ka&#8217;aba to Olympic gold medalist Arshad Nadeem.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saudi Embassy to celebrate 94th Anniversary of National Day of the KSA ISLAMABAD : President Asif Ali Zardari reiterated Pakistan\u2019s commitment to further strengthening bilateral cooperation with the Kingdom of&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":18980,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,13],"tags":[85,242,40,243],"class_list":["post-18979","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-diplomacy-corner","category-main-stories","tag-embassy-of-saudi-arabia-pakistan","tag-muhammad-bin-salman-mbs-ksa","tag-president-of-pakistan","tag-saudi-arabia"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18979","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18979"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18979\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18984,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18979\/revisions\/18984"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/18980"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18979"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18979"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18979"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}