Pakistan honours Saudi crown prince with highest civilian award

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Islamabad, Pakistan - Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has been conferred with Pakistan's highest civilian honour a day after signing $20bn in investment deals with the South Asian country.

On the second day of his trip to Pakistan on Monday, Prince Mohammed (also known as MBS) met President Arif Alvi in the capital Islamabad, where he was awarded the Nishan-e-Pakistan (Order of Pakistan) at a formal ceremony.

The Saudi investment deals came at a key time when Pakistan struggles with a faltering economy, a looming balance of payments crisis and waning domestic growth.

The crown prince, who wields tremendous influence and power over Saudi policy since his elevation as heir apparent in 2017, will also hold talks with Pakistani army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa.

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President of Pakistan Dr. Arif Alvi gives highest civil award ''Nishan-e-Pakistan'' to Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman

Prime Minister Imran Khan was also present at the ceremony.

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General Bajwa is the chief of Pakistan's powerful military, which has ruled the country for roughly half of its 71 years since independence from the British.

Pakistan was the first stop in the crown prince's three-nation tour. He is scheduled to visit India and China next.

On Sunday, MBS was given a red carpet welcome in Islamabad, with Prime Minister Imran Khan receiving him at an airbase and personally driving him into the city.

The two leaders held rounds of delegation-level and one-on-one meetings, after which they presided over the signing of seven investment agreements worth $20bn in the sectors of oil, petrochemicals, power generation, alternative energy and sports, according to a Pakistani foreign office statement.'

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019...e-highest-civilian-award-190218075201687.html

 

[JaDed]

Mockery of the award imo ,but again as per KingKhan coz he improved ties and gave investment.

 

[IAJ]

Allah khair kare

 

[Asim_khan]

He's saved the country with his deep pockets.

Modi got the Saudi equivalent despite his starring role in the Gujarat riots

 

[rhony]

Didn't this guy just kill a journalist in cold blood in Turkey? Why would you give him your nation's highest honor?

 

[Asim_khan]

Didn't this guy just kill a journalist in cold blood in Turkey? Why would you give him your nation's highest honor?

Cos he's just invested $20bn into the Pakistan economy which was pretty much on life support. Not only that but he's called this the first phase of investment. However you feel about him personally, you have to accept you've got to stay on side with him

 

[troodon]

Just give Nishan-e-Pakistan to Hassan Rouhani next month to balance it out.

Pak can keep both Iran and Arab happy while not reveling their true intentions.

 

[rhony]

Cos he's just invested $20bn into the Pakistan economy which was pretty much on life support. Not only that but he's called this the first phase of investment. However you feel about him personally, you have to accept you've got to stay on side with him

Was the Chinese President given this honor too?

 

[Gabbar Singh]

Was the Chinese President given this honor too?

Yes.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nishan-e-Pakistan#Foreign_recipients_of_Nishan-e-Pakistan

 

[rhony]

Yes.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nishan-e-Pakistan#Foreign_recipients_of_Nishan-e-Pakistan

Cool. Makes sense then