ISLAMABAD: Chairman Senate Syed Yousaf Raza Gillani extended warm felicitations to the leadership and people of Saudi Arabia on the occasion of their 96th National Day, emphasizing the deep-rooted and fraternal ties shared between the two nations.
In an official message, the Senate chairman lauded Saudi Arabia’s remarkable progress and its pivotal role in fostering unity across the Islamic world, while reaffirming Pakistan’s commitment to further strength-ening bilateral cooperation and strategic partnerships across all sectors of mutual interest.
He named the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud to convey his heartfelt greetings on the Kingdom’s 96th National Day.
The chairman emphasized that the exceptional leadership of both dignitaries remains central to the strong f raternal bonds, mutual trust, and shared values that define the bilateral relationship.
Saudi National Day was a significant occasion to celebratenational unity, pride, progress and the Kingdom’s remarkable development, Mr Gillani said.
He expressed his best wishes for Saudi Arabia’s continued peace, stability, prosperity and success. He said Pakistan-Saudi Arabia relations were rooted in shared faith, brotherhood, history, mutual respect and strong people-to-people ties. Describing Saudi Arabia as a trusted and steadfastfriend of Pakistan, he noted that the recent strategic mutual defence agreement further reflected the depth and enduring strength of bilateral relations.Chairman Senate emphasized that Pakistan attaches great importance to its fraternal ties with Saudi Arabia and remains committed to further strengthening parliamentary, economic, trade, investment, energy, education, health and cultural cooperation.
He expressed the hope that Pakistan and Saudi Arabia would continue working together for peace, security, prosperity and unity in the Muslim Ummah, while praying for the continued progress and well-being of the Kingdom and further strengthening of the brotherly ties between the two countries.