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Pakistan PM Sharif to depart for Saudi Arabia official visit

Published: 15 Apr 2026 - 08:14 am | Last Updated: 15 Apr 2026 - 08:17 am
This handout photograph taken and released by Pakistan's Prime Minister Office on April 13, 2026 shows Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif (R) attending a special meeting of the federal cabinet in Islamabad. (Photo by Pakistan's Prime Minister Office / AFP)

This handout photograph taken and released by Pakistan's Prime Minister Office on April 13, 2026 shows Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif (R) attending a special meeting of the federal cabinet in Islamabad. (Photo by Pakistan's Prime Minister Office / AFP)

AFP

Islamabad, Pakistan: Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will depart for an official visit to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, his office said, as Islamabad continues rounds of diplomacy aimed at facilitating US-Iran peace talks.

"Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif will depart from Islamabad for Jeddah today on an official visit to Saudi Arabia, accompanied by a high-level delegation," said a statement from his office.