Army Chief Is Visiting Saudi Arabia To Fix Broken Pak-Saudi Ties.

via https://youtu.be/9qw0P0JovtE Pakistan’s army chief will visit Saudi Arabia this weekend, officials said, seeking to calm diplomatic strains over Kashmir as financial support for Islamabad hangs in the balance. Saudi Arabia in 2018 gave Pakistan a $3 billion loan and $3.2 billion oil credit facility to help its balance of payments crisis. But Riyadh is irked by criticism from Pakistan that Saudi Arabia has been cool on the Kashmir issue. Broken Pak-Saudi Ties India and Pakistan have fought three wars over Indian-Occupied Kashmir (IOK). Pakistan has long pressed the Saudi-led Organization of Islamic Countries (OIC) to convene a high-level meeting to highlight Indian violations in IOK. If you cannot convene it, then I’ll be compelled to ask Prime Minister Imran Khan to call a meeting of the Islamic countries that are ready to stand with us on the issue of Kashmir and support the oppressed Kashmiris — Shah Mahmood Qureshi Money at stake Riyadh is yet to respond to Pakistan’s request to extend the oil credit facility. Saudi Arabia is also asking for another $1 billion back, officials at Pakistan’s finance ministry, and one of the military officers said.