Saudi Arabia Will Always Be Pakistan's Friend, Says Imran

PM also hails Pak, China ties, saying that ‘Pakistan’s economic future is linked to China. China is growing at a faster pace than any other country and we can benefit from the way China has developed’

- Tariq Butt

Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Thursday that Saudi Arabia would always be a friend of Pakistan.

He told a foreign TV channel that Pakistan wants the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to play a bigger role in the Kashmir issue. “But let me make it clear: Saudi Arabia will always be a friend of Pakistan.”

Imran said that his government and the Pakistan army have the most harmonious relationship and noted that in the past, civilian and military leaderships had a chequered relationship.

He told a foreign TV channel that the military stands with the government and that they have an excellent relationship.

Imran said that he honestly thinks that it’s the most harmonious relationship. “We have complete coordination; we work together; the military completely stands with all the government’s democratic policies. The armed forces and the civilian government were on the same page whether it came to the India policy or peace in Afghanistan.”