Overview
- Pakistan’s communications minister formally invited Saudi participation in the new-alignment M-10 linking Karachi Port to Hyderabad during a meeting on the OIC sidelines in Istanbul.
- Saudi Transport Minister Saleh bin Nasser Al-Jasser expressed interest in modernising Pakistan’s communications sector and in increasing flight operations to Pakistan, citing digitalisation and road surveillance as priorities.
- Both sides outlined plans to deepen cooperation in aviation, maritime trade and logistics to bolster regional connectivity.
- Pakistan promoted public–private partnerships as the preferred financing model for transport upgrades, and Saudi officials indicated interest in collaborating under PPP frameworks.
- Separate engagements covered OIC-focused cooperation in agriculture and Islamic banking with in-principle moves toward joint research and training, and Pakistan’s foreign minister spoke by phone with his Saudi counterpart to stay aligned on regional developments.