Prime Minister Imran Khan and COAS Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa confer after the crown prince departs. ─ DawnNewsTV
"We believe in Pakistan's future and that it has a huge opportunity. In 2030, Pakistan will be next to two huge economies. One, China will be the largest economy in 2030, and two, India will be the third-largest economy so Pakistan will definitely benefit from these neighbours," he said.
MBS once again reiterated his faith in the country's leadership. "There is great leadership here to put Pakistan in the right position. We can see it happening."
"We saw the Pakistani economy grow by 5 per cent in 2018 so we believe that Pakistan has huge potential, it could be one of top 20 economies in the future, easily. If the efforts of the leadership, the people of Pakistan, and their allies come together, definitely it can reach that one day."
"So because of that, we believe in Pakistan. Because of our long relations [...] we want to be part of that journey and we want to risk our money, to risk our efforts, to start from day one," he explained.
"What we did today, it's the beginning and we hope in the close future we do more and more partnering with Pakistan," the crown prince concluded.
Prince Mohammad bid goodbye to the army chief, the prime minister and minister Khusro Bakhtiyar on the red carpet before returning to his plane and waving to the crowd from the top of the steps as he departed. The crown prince's next official visit is a trip to India scheduled for Feb 19.
Dialogue with India stressed, atrocities against Muslims condemned
The two sides also issued a joint statement, in which they reaffirmed "the historic relationship between the two brotherly countries, applauded the growing momentum in bilateral ties in all areas".
The Saudi side, according to the statement, praised Prime Minister Khan’s dialogue offer to India, including the initiative on opening of Kartarpur corridor.
"Both sides stressed that dialogue is the only way to ensure peace and stability in the region and to resolve the outstanding issues," it reads. "Both sides strongly condemned the atrocities and human rights violations committed against Muslims around the world.
"The prime minister briefed the crown prince on the grave human rights violations in IOK and the need for resolution of Jammu and Kashmir dispute in accordance with UN Security Council resolutions and wishes of the Kashmiri people."
The statement also articulates the common positions of the two countries on a range of regional peace and security and international issues including, inter alia, challenges faced by the Islamic Ummah, interfaith harmony, counter-terrorism, among others.