Caretaker PM leaves for Saudi Arabia on three-day visit

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar has left Islamabad for Riyadh on a three-day official visit to Saudi Arabia.

During the visit, the Prime Minister will represent Pakistan in the Summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, being held in Saudi Arabia to discuss prevailing situation in Palestine.

Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar will also meet the heads of various countries, participating in the Summit.

On the other hand, Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar on Thursday strongly denounced the Israeli bombardment in Gaza and drew a historical comparison, highlighting similarities between Israel’s actions and those of Pharaoh for killing the children.

The prime minister, in his address at the 16th summit of the Economic Cooperation Organisation (ECO) here, urged the member countries to rally the efforts to hold Israel to account for its incessant and lethal bombing on the Palestinian people.

In his wide-ranging address, the prime minister raised the issue of Gaza humanitarian crisis twice and reiterated condemnation of killing of children and women, and targeting of the hospitals.