The prime minister had earlier travelled to Tehran, where he said Pakistan wanted to facilitate dialogue between Saudi Arabia and Iran. Prime Minister Imran, according to Qureshi, took the same message to Saudi Arabia. Qureshi explained that the reason behind prime minister’s diplomatic initiative was the negative fallout of any conflict between Iran and Saudi Arabia on Pakistan. “We have seen how the oil prices in the international market shot up after missile attacks on the Saudi oil facilities,” Qureshi recalled. Tensions between Saudi Arabia and Iran have been on the rise since September 14 missile attacks on the Saudi oil facilities.

Source: The Express Tribune October 16, 2019 14:11 UTC