RIYADH: Sheikh Abdulrahman Al-Sudais, President of the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques in Saudi Arabia, has announced that his country will send imams, one each from Masjidul Haram in Makkah and Masjid-i-Nabawi in Madina, to Pakistan every year, in order to promote ties between the two countries.
King Abdullah attached great importance to Pakistan and its people, Sheikh Al-Sudais told visiting Pakistan’s Minister for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony Sardar Muhammed Yousaf and the accompanying delegation.
Sheikh Al-Sudais said relations between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia are based on deep love and reverence. He also prayed for the Muslim Ummah and progress and prosperity of Pakistan.
The Pakistani minister told Sheikh Al-Sudais that Pakistan was making a concerted effort to promote interfaith dialogue in line with the initiative of King Abdullah. He also extended an invitation to Sheikh Al-Sudais to visit Pakistan.
