Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has met Saudi Crown Prince and Defence Minister Mohamed Bin Salman twice during his visit to Riyadh, a private TV news channel reported on Monday night. The channel reported that Shahbaz has called on Saudi Crown Prince Mohamed Bin Salman twice in 24 hours in which he praised Saudi policy on the issue of Palestine and Jerusalem. They also exchanged views on bilateral ties of Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. Shahbaz is likely to return the country within next 24 hours.

The Saudi government had sent a plane to pick Shahbaz up from Lahore to Riyadh. Nawaz Sharif, elder brother of Shahbaz, is also in Saudi Arabia at the moment.

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