Saudi foreign minister visiting Pakistan with 'important message', says Shah Mahmood Qureshi

Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al Jubeir will visit Islamabad on Thursday “carrying an important message” from the Saudi Crown Prince , Qureshi said.

Pakistan FM Shah Mahmood Qureshi/ (Photo by GEORGES GOBET / AFP)

New Delhi: Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al Jubeir will visit Islamabad on Thursday “carrying an important message” from the Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman, Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said, amid heightened tensions with India. As per reports, Qureshi said he spoke to his Saudi counterpart on Wednesday and expressed his desire to visit Pakistan. Saudi crown prince recently concluded his trip to Pakistan and then India, where he promoted dialogue between the two countries and assured India of all assistance in dealing with terrorism. In New Delhi, Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to India on Thursday called on Prime Minister Modi. Qureshi also welcomed US President Trump’s statement on the tension between India and Pakistan. Pakistan today said it will release Indian Wing Commander in its custody on Friday as a peace gesture. Earlier today, Qureshi also said Pakistan will evaluate with an "open heart" the dossier handed over by India on "specific details" of the involvement of the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) in the Pulwama terror attack on CRPF and the presence of camps of the UN-proscribed terror outfit in the country. India handed over the dossier on Wednesday to the Acting High Commissioner of Pakistan, who was summoned by the Ministry of External Affairs in New Delhi to lodge a strong protest over Pakistan Air Force targeting Indian military installations, a day after the Indian counter-terror action against the JeM. The Ministry of External Affairs had said Pakistan was conveyed that India expects Islamabad to take immediate and verifiable action against terrorism emanating from territories under its control. The Pakistan Foreign Office on Thursday confirmed that it received the dossier on the Pulwama attack. Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said, "Will evaluate Indian dossier with an open heart." Islamabad will take action against "credible evidence" provided by India, it said.