PM Shehbaz Sharif invites Saudi investment in Pakistan’s key sectors

August 26, 2026 (MLN): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday welcomed a high-level Saudi business delegation and invited Saudi investors to explore opportunities across Pakistan's priority sectors, including agriculture, infrastructure, energy, real estate and information technology.

The delegation, led by Prince Mansour bin Mohammed Al Saud, Chairman of the Saudi-Pak Joint Business Council, met the prime minister at the Prime Minister's House.

During the meeting, Shehbaz Sharif conveyed his respects and best wishes to Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.

The prime minister underscored the deep-rooted and brotherly relationship between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, while emphasizing the need to further strengthen economic cooperation and investment ties between the two countries.

He said Pakistan was keen to translate its longstanding relationship with Saudi Arabia into a mutually beneficial strategic economic partnership, in line with the vision of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

Recalling Prince Mansour's previous visits to Pakistan, the prime minister expressed confidence that the latest visit would help advance earlier engagements and facilitate the signing of memorandums of understanding and agreements across various sectors.

The Saudi delegation showed interest in investment opportunities spanning agriculture, ports, highways, airport outsourcing, real estate, energy, power distribution and information technology.

Welcoming the interest, Shehbaz said the current environment presented an opportune time to expand bilateral economic engagement through both government-to-government (G2G) and business-to-business (B2B) partnerships.

Prince Mansour thanked the prime minister for the warm reception and reaffirmed the continued interest of Saudi Arabia's government and business community in strengthening commercial and investment relations with Pakistan.

During its visit, the Saudi delegation is also scheduled to meet senior government officials and prominent representatives of the private sector to explore potential investment and business opportunities.

Several members of the federal cabinet, including Ministers Rana Tanveer Hussain, Musadik Malik, Jam Kamal Khan, Muhammad Aurangzeb, Attaullah Tarar, Junaid Anwar Chaudhry, Ali Pervaiz Malik, Sardar Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari and Muhammad Hanif Abbasi, attended the meeting.

Prime Minister's Advisers Muhammad Ali and Haroon Akhtar Khan, Minister of State Bilal Azhar Kayani, Special Assistant Tariq Fatemi and other senior officials were also present.

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