Islamabad: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif held a telephonic conversation with Saudi ambassador to Pakistan Nawaf bin Saeed Al Malkiy.
The Prime Minister expressed his serious concern over the reports of missile attack on a U.S. military base in Qatar by Iran.
The Prime Minister urged that all efforts must be made to de-escalate tensions and restore peace in the region. In this regard, he said, Pakistan would continue to work closely with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to intensify peace efforts.
The Saudi ambassador agreed that Saudi Arabia and Pakistan must continue to work together and coordinate closely to ensure an early peaceful settlement of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
The Prime Minister also held a telephonic conversation with ambassador of Qatar to Pakistan Ali Mubarak Ali Essa Al-Khater and expressed his serious concern over the reports of missile attack on a U.S. military base in Qatar by Iran.
While expressing solidarity with the Government and people of Qatar at this difficult time, the Prime Minister said tensions must be reduced to bring peace in the region.
