Pakistan, Feb. 18 -- Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman on Sunday said Saudi Arabia has signed investment agreements worth $20 billion during his high-profile visit to Islamabad.

Kicking off his tour of South Asia and China with a far higher Pakistan investment than expected, the crown prince said the $20 billion figure represents only the start of an economic tie-up that would bring the historic Muslim allies even closer.

"It's big for phase 1, and definitely it will grow every month and every year, and it will be beneficial to both countries," said the crown prince while speaking at a banquet hosted by Prime Minister Imran Khan in his honour here at the PM House. "We have been a brotherly country, a friendly country to Pakistan. We've w...