Pakistan- KSA Relations - An Overview

The two countries have maintained a decades-long strong, strategic relationship.

Pakistan- KSA Relations - An Overview

Saudi delegations were welcomed by leaders of the All India Muslim League in Karachi in 1940. In response to Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah's call in 1943, King Abdul Aziz had sent the first foreign aid of £10,000 to help the people in famine-hit Bengal. In 1946, Saudi leaders came forward to help a delegation of the league in the United Nations when the delegates were facing issues in their engagements by the Indian National Congress team. Saudi Arabia and Pakistan have long maintained a strong, strategic relationship. The two countries have worked together very closely within the framework of several bilateral, regional and global forums, including the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation. The crux of Saudi Arabia's cooperation has largely been financial while the nuclear armed Pakistan has lent its support on the security front. Download the complete report from here!