Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Major General Asif Ghafoor said on Thursday that maintaining ties with Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is regionally important. Talking to the media in Dubai, the spokesperson for Pakistan Army's media cell said that Pakistan shared strong ties with both Gulf countries. He said, "Pakistan's ties with Saudia Arabia and the UAE are important for the region."
ISPR DG further said that the bilateral relations are improving with every passing day. "Saudi Arabia and the UAE supported Pakistan in the war against terrorism," he added. He reaffirmed that the armed forces have eradicated terrorists from the border areas. "There are terrorist sanctuaries close to Pakistan-Afghanistan border on the Afghan side," ISPR DG pointed out.
Meanwhile, he met Faisal J Abbas, Editor in Chief of Arab News, and Mohammed Almezel, Managing Editor of the Gulf News, during the Dubai visit.
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