Pakistan, KSA hold wide-ranging talks.

JEDDAH -- Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman, deputy premier and minister of defence, held wide-ranging talks with Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan at Al-Salam Palace in Jeddah on Thursday, reported Saudi Gazette.

The two sides discussed bilateral relations and matters of mutual interest, a statement issued here by the office of the prime minister said.

It also said that the prime minister briefed Crown Prince Mohammed about the situation in Kashmir after New Delhi revoked the limited constitutional autonomy of the occupied part of the disputed Himalayan region on August 5.

At the outset of the meeting, Prime Minister Imran Khan strongly denounced the recent missile and drone strikes on Saudi Aramco oil facilities in Abqaiq and Khurais, according to Saudi Gazette. He expressed Pakistan's full support for the Kingdom and its efforts to combat these acts of sabotage.

For his part, the Crown Prince stressed that these acts are aimed to undermine the security and stability of the region, affirming the importance of countering such disruptive acts.

The meeting was also attended by Prince Turki Bin Mohammed Bin Fahd, minister of the state and member of the Cabinet; Prince Abdullah Bin Bandar, minister of the National Guard; Ibrahim Al-Assaf, minister of foreign affairs; Khalid Al-Humaidan, chief of General Intelligence; and Saudi Ambassador to Pakistan Nawaf Al-Malki.

The Pakistani delegation included Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Foreign Secretary Sohail Mehmood, Advisor on Finance Hafeez Sheikh, prime minister's special aide for overseas Pakistanis Zulfiqar Bukhari, and other officials. Pakistan's Ambassador in Saudi Arabia Raja Ali Ejaz also attended the meeting.

Earlier in the day, the prime minister arrived in Saudi Arabia on a two-day official visit, before his trip to New York to attend the 74th Session of the United Nations General Assembly.

Makkah Governor Prince Khalid bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz, along with Emir of Makkah and advisor to Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ibrahim Al-Assaf, received the prime minister at King Abdulaziz International Airport.

Pakistan's envoy to Saudi Arabia Raja Ali Ejaz, Consular General Khalid Majeed, and other senior Saudi and Pakistani consulate officials were also there at the airport to receive Imran Khan and his delegation.

The foreign office said late Wednesday that Khan during his meeting with the Saudi leadership would discuss the 'various dimensions...