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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman’s visit to Pakistan postponed, new date to be finalized soon

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  • FO spokesperson says new dates will be mutually finalised by both sides.
  • Crown prince was invited by PM Shehbaz Sharif in September.
  • Islamabad hoped to get a $4.2bn bailout package during crown prince’s visit.

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed Bin Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud on Saturday postponed his trip to Pakistan.

Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch, in a brief statement issued in this regard, confirmed that the visit is being rescheduled.

“The new dates will be mutually finalised by the two sides,” she said.

The crown prince was invited by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on a telephone conversation between the two in September. 

It would have been the first visit by the Saudi crown prince to Pakistan after the change of government in Pakistan in April this year. 

Islamabad hoped to get a $4.2 billion bailout package from Riyadh during the Saudi crown prince’s visit, diplomatic sources had said.

The Saudi leader’s rare visit was tentatively scheduled for November 21.

Moreover, Saudi Arabia was also expected to make solid investments in Pakistan. Sources also said that a number of Pakistan-Saudi petroleum agreements were being finalised for signing during the visit of his excellency.

The government was also counting on a likely agreement that will help round up financial support from Saudi Arabia for the establishment of a state-of-the-art refinery in Gwadar.

The crown prince had last visited Pakistan in February 2019 during the term of former prime minister Imran Khan.

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The IT Ministry notifies the FIA Cyber Wing that its powers have been reinstated.

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A notification restoring the FIA Cyber Wing’s authority was released by the Information Technology (IT) Ministry.

The National Cyber Crimes Investigation Agency’s authority has been transferred to the FIA Cyber Crime Wing, and the laws governing it have been revoked, according to the notification received.

The statutes of the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency were suspended because of an unfinished construction, but they will be reinstated after the structure is finished.

The FIA Cyber Crime Wing has now been given the power to combat crimes on social media, according to sources.

To combat crimes involving social media, the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency was founded in 2023.

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The Senate session is scheduled for tomorrow at 4:30 PM at Parliament House in Islamabad.

Both houses will discuss national and international issues in addition to legislative business.

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Government Hajj Scheme: Today is the last day to submit an application for the Hajj.

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The government’s hajj program is ending today, and applications are being accepted nationwide by approved banks.

So far, more than 72,000 applications have been received, according to the Ministry of Religious Affairs.

Candidates can join their family members’ hajj groups, and Pakistanis living abroad can sponsor their loved ones to perform the Hajj.

The first payment for applications is two hundred thousand rupees, and the second installment, which is four hundred thousand rupees, can be submitted within ten days following the balloting.

Until February 10th of the following year, the remaining sum must be turned in.

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