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Why is Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif visiting Saudi Arabia amid Gulf tensions?

· By Abid Hussain
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Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is set to arrive in Saudi Arabia for a two-day visit, which comes “against the backdrop of heightened tensions in the Gulf”, Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement.

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