KSA announcement of prisoners' release, a big diplomatic achievement

LAHORE: Punjab Minister for Housing & Urban Development Mian Mehmood-ur-Rasheed said on Monday that announcement by Saudi Crown Prince for the release of Pakistani prisoners languishing in Saudi jails was reflective of tremendous diplomatic success of Pakistan.

In a press statement, he said that Prime Minister Imran Khan had initiated a new era of warm relations with the Saudi Arabia.

"Unlike past rulers who have resorted to establishment of personal relations with Saudi royal family on Pakistan's interest, Imran Khan has adopted a marvelous diplomatic strategy to get the Pakistani prisoners released from the Saudi jails and it shows that the present regime was making all out efforts to drive the country towards new horizons of progress and prosperity", the minister added.

Mian Mehmood-ur-Rasheed said that visionary leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan had driven Pak-Saudi relations to new heights and as a result, the nation would get positive results of visit of Saudi prince.

Release of Pakistani prisoners from Saudi jails is one of the big steps taken by the present government, he added.

The minister observed that MoUs worth 20 billion dollars signed during the visit of Crown Prince would usher in new era of prosperity and strengthen the national economy, which would result in further enhancing economic relations between the two brotherly countries.