Umrah flights to resume once situation improves, Saudi envoy tells Pakistani minister

Saudi Ambassador Nawaf bin Saeed Al-Maliki called on Pakistani Interior Minister Ijaz Ahmad Shah at the Ministry of Interior and said flights for the Umrah pilgrimage would resume as soon as the coronavirus situation improved, the interior ministry said. Saudi Arabia and Pakistan have fraternal relations not only at the governmental level but also at the public level, Shah was quoted as saying.

Interior Minister Ijaz Ahmad Shah added that “Pakistan and Saudi Arabia are two bodies, one soul.” The meeting concluded with a pledge to further strengthen bilateral relations in the days to come.

Source: Arab News PK