--- title: "Gilani meets Saudi ambassador to discuss bilateral ties" description: "Most outlets reported that Acting President Gilani emphasized the need to strengthen Pakistan-Saudi Arabia relations, particularly in defence, trade, and economic cooperation. Abb Takk News and Pakistan Observer highlighted the specific areas of cooperation Gilani mentioned, while the Associated Press of Pakistan focused more broadly on the meeting itself." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/16176-gilani-for-stronger-defence-trade-ties-with-saudi-arabia site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Gilani meets Saudi ambassador to discuss bilateral ties pakistan · updated 24 Oct 2026, 6:31 AM PKT · 23–24 Oct 2026 · 3 articles from 3 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 3 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets reported that Acting President Gilani emphasized the need to strengthen Pakistan-Saudi Arabia relations, particularly in defence, trade, and economic cooperation. Abb Takk News and Pakistan Observer highlighted the specific areas of cooperation Gilani mentioned, while the Associated Press of Pakistan focused more broadly on the meeting itself. ## Same story from 3 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **Pakistan Observer** — [Gilani for stronger defence, trade ties with Saudi Arabia](https://pakobserver.net/gilani-for-stronger-defence-trade-ties-with-saudi-arabia/) · 24 Oct 2026, 6:31 AM PKT > Acting President Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani met Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to Pakistan, Dr Rajeh Tami Albugamy, at Aiwan-e-Sadr… - **Associated Press of Pakistan** — [Acting President Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani in a meeting with the Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to Pakistan, Dr Rajeh Tami Albugamy, at Aiwan-e-Sadr](https://www.app.com.pk/photos-section/acting-president-syed-yousuf-raza-gilani-in-a-meeting-with-the-ambassador-of-saudi-arabia-to-pakistan-dr-rajeh-tami-albugamy-at-aiwan-e-sadr/) · 23 Oct 2026, 6:10 PM PKT · 80% identical wording to the newest filing - **Abb Takk News** — [Gilani calls for deeper Pakistan-Saudi Arabia cooperation](https://abbtakk.tv/gilani-calls-for-deeper-pakistan-saudi-arabia-cooperation/) · 23 Oct 2026, 5:02 PM PKT · 85% identical wording to the newest filing > ISLAMABAD: Acting President Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has stressed the need to further strengthen Pakistan’s longstanding ties with Saudi Arabia, particularly in defence, trade, investment and economic cooperation. He made these remarks during a meeting with Saudi Ambassador Dr Rajeh Tami Albugamy in Islamabad on Friday. Gilani reaffirmed Pakistan’s solidarity... ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. 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