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- º£½ÇÖ±²¥'s Royal Court announced Prince Abdullah bin Khalid's death on SundayÂ
- Sharif offers condolences to Saudi king, crown prince in social media postÂ
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday offered his condolences to º£½ÇÖ±²¥'s leadership for the passing of Prince Abdullah bin Khalid bin Turki bin Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Saud.
º£½ÇÖ±²¥'s Royal Court announced Prince Abdullah bin Khalid's passing in a statement on Sunday. Funeral prayers for the Saudi prince were offered at the Grand Mosque in Makkah on Sunday after the Isha prayer.
In a message on social media platform X, Sharif offered his condolences to º£½ÇÖ±²¥'s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.
"My heart goes out to the Royal Family and the people of º£½ÇÖ±²¥ in this moment of grief," he wrote. "May the departed soul rest in eternal peace. Ameen!"
Pakistan and º£½ÇÖ±²¥ enjoy strong trade, defense and cultural ties. The kingdom is home to over two million Pakistani expatriates and the top source of remittances to the cash-strapped South Asian country.
Islamabad and Riyadh have recently sought to bolster trade and economic ties with one another, with Pakistan seeing a flurry of high-level visits from º£½ÇÖ±²¥'s senior officials and businesspersons in recent months. The kingdom this year reaffirmed its commitment to expedite an investment package worth $5 billion for Pakistan.