INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
ISLAMABAD:Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al Jubeir is all set to visit Pakistan nowadays (Thursday) to discuss the prevailing situation, FM
Shah Mehmood Qureshi confirmed on Wednesday.Al Jubeir shall hold comprehensive discussion on the Indo-Pak tensions with his Pakistani
The Saudi foreign minister would also meet Prime Minister Imran Khan during his visit.Al Jubeir was scheduled to land in Islamabad on March
1 (Friday), but he delayed the visit
The reason behind the change in the schedule was much stated
His visit was being considered the most important amid rising tensions between Pakistan and India as he was coming with a message from Crown
Prince Mohammad bin Salman.Speaking with private freshs Channel, Qureshi said that Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman had won the hearts
of Pak nation as he had termed Pakistan his moment home.Final month, the Saudi crown prince paid his first state visit to Pakistan since
fitting the heir to the throne in 2017.Replying to a question regarding the ongoing situation between Pakistan and India, FM Qureshi said:
"We have given positive signs to the neighbouring country for restoring peace in the region, including dispatching the High Commissioner
back to fresh Delhi and restoring weekly contact at the military operations directorates level".The foreign minister said the government of
Bharatiya Janata portiony (BJP) in India believed that good relations with Pakistan might lead to their defeat in the general election.He
also thanked the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for playing a positive role in de-escalating the situation between Pakistan and India.The
minister commended the role of China, Turkey and Russia in defusing the tension between the two countries in the post-Pulwama
incident."China is our friend and we seek each other advice on any emerging situation,& he said.Pakistan was ready for peace with India, but
at the same time it was fully prepared for its defence, he added.TheIndianSubcontinent has not verified the content of the source
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