Saudi crown prince’s visit to Pakistan delayed by a day
ISLAMABAD (92 News) – The two-day visit of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman to Pakistan has been delayed to February 17, a statement from the Foreign Office of Pakistan said on Friday.
The crown prince, who was scheduled to land in Islamabad on February 16 (tomorrow) for a two-day visit, will now visit the country on Feb 17-18.
In its statement, the Foreign Office spokesman said the programme with regard to Prince Mohammad's stay in Pakistan will remain unchanged. He did not state a reason behind the change in the schedule.
Meanwhile, in a notification that was sent to the invitees of an upcoming conference of Pakistani and Saudi businessmen, the Board of Investment (BoI) of the Prime Minister’s Office said the visit of the Saudi delegation to Pakistan has been postponed due to unavoidable circumstances.
“Therefore, the Pak-Saudi Business Conference which was scheduled to be held on 17th February, 2019 has also been postponed,” the notice read. It said the new date of the meeting will be informed in due course of time.
“Any inconvenience caused in this regard is highly regretted,” it read.