{"id":87615,"date":"2026-10-16T17:33:42","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T17:33:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/?p=87615"},"modified":"2026-10-16T17:36:15","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T17:36:15","slug":"ishaq-dar-reaffirms-pakistans-commitment-to-deepening-strategic-partnership-with-saudi-arabia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/2026\/10\/16\/ishaq-dar-reaffirms-pakistans-commitment-to-deepening-strategic-partnership-with-saudi-arabia\/","title":{"rendered":"Ishaq Dar reaffirms Pakistan\u2019s commitment to deepening strategic partnership with Saudi Arabia"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Saudi Ambassador Dr. Rajeh Tami Albugamy conveys greetings of Saudi leadership; DPM\/FM extends warm wishes to Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, Crown Prince and Saudi leadership<\/em><\/h6>\n<figure id=\"attachment_87493\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-87493\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-87493 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/d7e03b49-07d2-44c3-8791-3758a5916844-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-87493\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">By Rehan Khan Director Diplomatic &amp; International Affairs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>ISLAMABAD:<\/strong> Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Friday received the newly appointed Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to Pakistan, Dr. Rajeh Tami Albugamy, in Islamabad, reaffirming Pakistan\u2019s commitment to further strengthening bilateral cooperation and the longstanding strategic partnership between the two brotherly countries.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ishaq Dar reaffirms Pakistan\u2019s commitment to deepening strategic partnership with Saudi Arabia\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AZUtYPR9E7U?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>During the meeting, Senator Ishaq Dar underscored the enduring fraternal bonds between Pakistan and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, emphasizing their shared resolve to expand cooperation for mutual progress and prosperity.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Ambassador Dr. Rajeh Tami Albugamy conveyed the greetings of the Saudi leadership to Pakistan\u2019s leadership and people.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-87616\" src=\"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/HUv1as9aYAAO6Ty.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"812\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/HUv1as9aYAAO6Ty.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/HUv1as9aYAAO6Ty-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/HUv1as9aYAAO6Ty-1024x693.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/HUv1as9aYAAO6Ty-768x520.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/HUv1as9aYAAO6Ty-621x420.jpg 621w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/HUv1as9aYAAO6Ty-150x102.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/HUv1as9aYAAO6Ty-696x471.jpg 696w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/HUv1as9aYAAO6Ty-1068x723.jpg 1068w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Deputy Prime Minister reciprocated with warm greetings and best wishes for the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud; Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud; Minister of Defence Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud; Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah Al Saud; and the brotherly people of Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n<p>Senator Ishaq Dar wished the Saudi Ambassador a successful tenure in Pakistan and expressed confidence that his diplomatic assignment would contribute to further strengthening the close and longstanding ties between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-87617\" src=\"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/HUv1ZYOaoAAtBg1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"637\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/HUv1ZYOaoAAtBg1.jpg 680w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/HUv1ZYOaoAAtBg1-300x281.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/HUv1ZYOaoAAtBg1-448x420.jpg 448w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/HUv1ZYOaoAAtBg1-150x141.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saudi Ambassador Dr. Rajeh Tami Albugamy conveys greetings of Saudi leadership; DPM\/FM extends warm wishes to Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, Crown Prince and Saudi leadership ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Friday received the newly appointed Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to Pakistan, Dr. Rajeh [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":87618,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[67,54],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-87615","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-diplomacy","category-middle-east"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87615","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=87615"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87615\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":87621,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87615\/revisions\/87621"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/87618"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=87615"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=87615"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=87615"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}