ISLAMABAD, Aug. 29 -- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif says the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement has brought Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye closer. He said the agreement also sends a message of unity and peace across the region. The prime minister made the remarks during a meeting with Saudi Minister Abdulrahman Al-Fadley. The Saudi minister met Shehbaz at the Prime Minister's House on Friday. They discussed stronger cooperation in agriculture, water management and food security.

Shehbaz stressed the need to expand economic and agricultural cooperation with Saudi Arabia. He said both countries should turn their close relationship into stronger trade and investment ties. He welcomed growing cooperation on Pakistani agricultural exports to ...