{"id":86748,"date":"2026-08-07T07:43:05","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T07:43:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/?p=86748"},"modified":"2026-08-10T07:55:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T07:55:00","slug":"pm-shehbaz-saudi-crown-prince-mohammed-bin-salman-hold-bilateral-talks-in-makkah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/2026\/08\/07\/pm-shehbaz-saudi-crown-prince-mohammed-bin-salman-hold-bilateral-talks-in-makkah\/","title":{"rendered":"PM Shehbaz, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman hold bilateral talks in Makkah"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>\u201cPrime Minister received at Al-Safa Palace by the Saudi Crown Prince; Deputy PM Ishaq Dar, Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir and Defence Minister Khawaja Asif join high-level meeting\u201d<\/em><\/h6>\n<p><strong>MAKKAH:<\/strong> Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif was warmly received by Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud upon his arrival at Al-Safa Palace in the holy city of Makkah on Friday, where the two leaders commenced high-level bilateral talks.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"PM Shehbaz, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman hold bilateral talks in Makkah\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mH9Gr-Q5P6g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The meeting is focused on further strengthening the longstanding strategic partnership and fraternal relations between Pakistan and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, as well as reviewing the evolving regional situation and matters of mutual interest.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-86750\" src=\"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/HPHOqWYXMAAs_u4-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1641\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/HPHOqWYXMAAs_u4-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/HPHOqWYXMAAs_u4-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/HPHOqWYXMAAs_u4-1024x657.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/HPHOqWYXMAAs_u4-768x492.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/HPHOqWYXMAAs_u4-1536x985.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/HPHOqWYXMAAs_u4-2048x1313.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/HPHOqWYXMAAs_u4-655x420.jpg 655w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/HPHOqWYXMAAs_u4-150x96.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/HPHOqWYXMAAs_u4-696x446.jpg 696w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/HPHOqWYXMAAs_u4-1068x685.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/HPHOqWYXMAAs_u4-1920x1231.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Accompanying Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif at the meeting are Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar, Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, and Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif.<\/p>\n<p>The high-level engagement reflects the close coordination and deep-rooted brotherly ties between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia and is expected to further enhance cooperation in strategic, political, economic and regional affairs.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-86751\" src=\"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/HPHOrBnWAAAqF_d-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/HPHOrBnWAAAqF_d-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/HPHOrBnWAAAqF_d-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/HPHOrBnWAAAqF_d-1024x632.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/HPHOrBnWAAAqF_d-768x474.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/HPHOrBnWAAAqF_d-1536x948.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/HPHOrBnWAAAqF_d-2048x1265.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/HPHOrBnWAAAqF_d-680x420.jpg 680w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/HPHOrBnWAAAqF_d-150x93.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/HPHOrBnWAAAqF_d-696x430.jpg 696w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/HPHOrBnWAAAqF_d-1068x659.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/HPHOrBnWAAAqF_d-1920x1185.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cPrime Minister received at Al-Safa Palace by the Saudi Crown Prince; 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