PM Ashraf to meet Saudi King Abdullah

RIYADH: Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf will meet Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz on Monday in Jeddah.

On Sunday, the prime minister was welcomed by Pakistan's Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Muhammad Naeem Khan, Saudi Arabian Ambassador to Pakistan Abdul Aziz bin Ibrahim Saleh Al Ghadeer besides other officials. From Jeddah he drove to Makkah. He was accompanied only by Federal Minister Syed Khursheed Shah.

The prime minister performed Umrah late in the evening and offered special prayer in the Harem where his family members were also present.