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The Saudi finance minister was in Islamabad on Saturday in a show of “economic support”, a source familiar with the matter told AFP, days after Pakistan said it would return billions in loans to Riyadh’s ally-turned-rival the UAE.
Minister Mohammed al-Jadaan had met with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif a day earlier, according to the premier’s office, which said Islamabad was committed to expanding cooperation “in trade, investment, and economic development”.
Jadaan’s visit comes as Islamabad hosts US-Iran talks aimed at ending the…