Tag: saudi arabia

62 Pakistanis executed in Saudi Arabia over drug trafficking

ISLAMABAD: A total of 62 Pakistanis had been executed in Saudi Arabia on charges of drug smuggling in the last five years, the foreign ministry...

Saudi-led military alliance not against any nation, sect: Raheel Sharif

Former army chief Gen (r) Raheel Sharif on Wednesday denied the impression that the Saudi Arabia-led military coalition was against a specific nation or...

Turkey won’t ‘give up’ on Khashoggi murder probe: minister

DOHA: Turkey’s foreign minister said Saturday his country would “not give up” on finding out the truth about the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi...

President Alvi meets King Salman, appreciates Saudi cooperation

RIAYDH: President Dr Arif Alvi met Saudi King Salman-bin-Abdul Aziz Al-Saud and appreciation the renewed impetus in relations between the two countries. The two...

Saudi Arabia to make its ‘largest foreign investment’ in Pakistan: Asad...

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance Asad Umar said on Thursday that Saudi Arabia is about to make "the largest foreign investment in Pakistan's history" which...

President Alvi in Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah

President Dr Arif Alvi Sunday night reached Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah. Prince Saud Bin Khalid Bin Faisal, the deputy governor of the holy city,...

Saudis reject extraditing suspects to Turkey in Khashoggi murder

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister Adel al-Jubeir on Sunday rejected demands to extradite suspects connected to the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi as sought by...

Saudi Arabia hosts GCC summit amid Qatar tensions, Khashoggi crisis

RIYADH: The Gulf Cooperation Council’s (GCC) annual summit was set to open in Riyadh on Sunday, with regional unity imperiled by a bitter row...

CJP meets Saudi envoy, discuss bilateral relations

ISLAMABAD: Ambassador of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to Pakistan Nawaf bin Said Al-Malki on Friday called on Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar at Supreme...

Saudi crown prince meets India’s Modi in Argentina

CAIRO: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and discussed cooperation between the two countries in security, energy...

Trump says no new punitive measures against Saudi Arabia over Khashoggi’s...

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said he is taking no new punitive measures against Saudi Arabia over the killing of US-based Saudi columnist. Trump faces increasing...

No headway made in first round of talks with IMF

--PTI govt digs in heels over increasing tax rates, raising power tariff, devaluing currency and revealing details of financial deals with China --IMF says both...

Trump calls CIA assessment of Khashoggi murder premature but possible

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Saturday called a CIA assessment blaming Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal...

CIA believes Saudi crown prince ordered journalist’s killing

--Trump and top aides have said Saudi Arabia must be held to account for any involvement in Khashoggi’s death, but they have also stressed...

Islamabad to receive $3bn aid from Riyadh in few days: Saudi...

ISLAMABAD: Saudi Ambassador to Pakistan Nawaf Saeed Al-Malki said Wednesday that Pakistan will receive the first instalment of Saudi aid amounting to $3 billion in the next...

US halting refueling of Saudi-led coalition aircraft in Yemen’s war

WASHINGTON: The United States is halting refueling of aircraft from the Saudi-led coalition engaged in Yemen, the United States and Saudi Arabia said on...

Senators call for reduction in gas, electricity prices

--Opp senators demand details of PM's visit to Saudi, China --Commission should investigate those fanning extremism, says PkMAP Senator Usman Kakar ISLAMABAD: The senators on Thursday called for...