Pakistan PM Khan Begins 'Important' Saudi Visit

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan began on Friday a three-day visit to Saudi Arabia to boost historically close relations between the two longtime allied nations. #PICTURES: Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman receives #Pakistan Prime Minister in the Royal Court at Al-Salam Palace in #Jeddah pic.twitter.com/aJJarfAmy9

The visit was taking place at the invitation of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who personally received Khan and his high-powered delegation at the Jeddah airport. Pakistani officials said that the crown prince, often referred to by his initials, MBS, and Khan later held delegation-level talks that Pakistan’s military chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa joined. Bajwa was already in Saudi Arabia to discuss bilateral defense cooperation.