Overview
- Prince Mansour bin Mohammed Al Saud led a high-level business delegation to the Saudi–Pakistan Joint Business Council in Islamabad before scheduled engagements in Karachi and Lahore.
- Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah presented an investable portfolio worth $5 billion and agreed to create joint working groups and sectoral subcommittees with the Saudi side.
- Two MoUs tied to K-Electric were announced in Karachi, including a share sale agreement for KES Power Ltd and a separate pact between K-Electric and Trident Energy to explore cooperation.
- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif urged a pivot from security ties to trade and investment, linking the economic focus to last month’s Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement with Saudi Arabia.
- Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb cited Saudi Vision 2030 as a model, said the federal cabinet approved the defence pact, touted ongoing energy and tax reforms, and noted his departure for IMF meetings.