Riyadh, 1 August 2022 (TDI): The ambassador of Pakistan to Saudi Arabia, Khurram Rathore called on the Minister of Communications and IT of Saudi Arabia, Abdullah Alswaha, on Sunday.
Both discussed the ways to enhance their relations in the domain of technology. Multiple strategies and action plans were taken into consideration for this purpose.
Ambassador @khurram_rathore called on H.E. Eng. Abdullah Alswaha @aalswaha, Minister of Communications & IT 🇸🇦 @McitGovSa. During the meeting, they discussed cooperation in diverse tech related fields and strategies for tapping great potential of both #Pakistan & #SaudiArabia pic.twitter.com/wrud44d9yR
— Pakistan Embassy Saudi Arabia (@PakinSaudiArab) July 31, 2022
Both countries have explored measures to strengthen and support the development of the digital economy and promote investment and entrepreneurship.
During their meeting, the two sides also discussed ways to increase cooperation in communication and information-related fields.
The ideas included supporting the development of the digital economy, digital transformation, e-governance as well as digital infrastructure.
The discussion also examined how to improve entrepreneurship engagement by introducing businesses from both nations to the investment opportunities.
It also covered the incentives in the two countries’ communications and information technology markets. Moreover, the Kingdom’s objectives for a digital economy were also highlighted in the meeting.
Pakistan-Saudi Relations
Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have cultivated cordial relations, since the foundation of the former in 1947. The connections between the peoples’ religious, cultural, and economic traditions go back many centuries.
Shared Islamic principles are another foundation of the partnership. The constitutional structures of the two nations heavily rely on the Quran and Sunnah.
The two nations have also successfully created a distinctive synergy for one another’s development over time. The majority of Pakistani expatriates live in Saudi Arabia.
Infrastructure development in contemporary Saudi Arabia has benefited greatly from the labor, construction specialists, and engineers from Pakistan.
Similarly, Pakistani physicians, bankers, business owners, professors, and financial professionals have been instrumental in building the Kingdom’s institutional architecture.
The Kingdom has given jobs to Pakistanis, from highly qualified metropolitan professionals to unskilled laborers from Pakistan’s most rural regions. A valuable resource for the Kingdom is the vast pool of experts and unskilled labor available in Pakistan.
