{"id":124394,"date":"2026-04-15T18:48:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T13:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=124394"},"modified":"2026-04-16T03:05:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T22:05:01","slug":"prime-minister-shehbaz-sharif-arrives-in-jeddah-on-official-visit-to-saudi-arabia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2026\/124394\/","title":{"rendered":"Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Arrives in Jeddah on Official Visit to Saudi Arabia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Islamabad\/Jeddah (National Times): Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, accompanied by a high-level delegation, has arrived in Jeddah on his official visit to Saudi Arabia.<br> Upon arrival in Jeddah, he was warmly received at the airport by Prince Saud bin Mishaal bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Governor of the Makkah Region, Saudi Arabia\u2019s Ambassador to Pakistan Nawaf bin Saeed Al-Malki, and Pakistan\u2019s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Ahmed Farooq.<br>During the visit in Jeddah, the Prime Minister will hold a bilateral meeting with Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. The meeting will focus on further strengthening bilateral relations between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia as well as discussing the regional situation.<br>The Prime Minister is accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar, Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister Syed Tariq Fatemi, and the Prime Minister\u2019s Spokesperson for Foreign Media.<div class=\"flex flex-col text-sm pb-25\"><section class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:7f1d34f4-aaea-4bc0-9989-52d58110a81a-10\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-22\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\"><div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"><div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\"><div class=\"z-0 flex min-h-[46px] justify-start\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><\/div><div aria-hidden=\"true\" data-edge=\"true\" class=\"pointer-events-none h-px w-px absolute bottom-0\"><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad\/Jeddah (National Times): Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, accompanied by a high-level delegation, has arrived in Jeddah on his official visit to Saudi Arabia. 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