F.P. Report
ISLAMABAD: Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir will likely to land in Islamabad, to convey an important message of Crown Prince Mohamed Bin Salman to Pakistan, on Friday.
According to reports, earlier Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi and Adel al-Jubeir about regional peace and the development came after the conversation.
Report added that Saudi FM was earlier scheduled to visit Pakistan on Thursday (yesterday) along with an important message from the crown prince. However, his trip was later scheduled for today.
During phone conversation, Adel al-Jubeir expressed concerns over the recent escalations between India and Pakistan while urging to dissolve the crisis in the region. Sources said, the most likely purpose of the Saudi official’s visit is to ease the tensions between the two nuclear-armed states.
It is pertinent to mention that the situation between India and Pakistan turned hostile in a tit-for-tat airstrikes following the Pulwama attack that killed over 40 Indian troops.
Two fighter jets of Indian Air Force were shot down by Pakistan Air Force in broad day light on Feb 27 as a demonstration of its defense capability towards the violation of Line of Control by Indian fighter jets on Feb 26, Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Major General Asif Ghafoor said.
