PM Shehbaz Sharif leaves for Makkah to perform Umrah

Jeddah: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif along with his delegation Saturday left for Makkah Mukarramah from Jeddah to perform Umrah.

Earlier on Friday, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman at the Al-Salam Palace in Jeddah as a part of his three-day visit to the kingdom and discussed a range of issues with him.

Taking to Twitter, the Pakistani government said that both leaders exchanged views on “matters of mutual interest, especially on various regional and international issues”.

A report by the Saudi Gazette said that Shehbaz Sharif and Bin Salman reviewed the “fraternal and historical relations between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia”.

The two leaders also discussed prospects of bilateral cooperation and promising opportunities as well as the ways of developing them in various fields, the report added.

Upon his arrival, Shehbaz Sharif was given a guard of honor and an official reception ceremony was held for the Pakistani Prime Minister at the Al-Salam Palace.

This is Shehbaz Sharif's first foreign trip after taking charge as Pakistan's PM.

Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif, Finance Minister Miftah Ismail, and Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb were also present in the meeting with the Saudi Crown Prince.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman welcomed Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif at Al-Salam Palace in Jeddah.