DAWN Archive: Saudi-Pakistan Relations

A Historical Perspective of Saudi-Pak Relations
By Anon.

The year 1940 heralded the commitment of the Royal Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for creation of a separate homeland for the Muslims of the sub-continent. The historic visit of the then Crown Prince H.H. Saud Ibn Abdul Aziz to Karachi served as a landmark for a brotherly overture towards the political cause of the Muslim League leadership. This Saudi delegation comprised of important luminaries including H.H. King Faisal, H.H. Saad, H.H. King Fahd, H.H. Mansoor and H.H. King Abdullah. This diplomatic initiative lent a new life to the struggle of Muslim League through the Saudi's moral and humanitarian support. The Saudi humanitarian assistance of GBP10,000 in 1943 on the request of Mr. Jinnah to H.E. King Abdul Aziz set the stage for formal and brotherly relations between the Kingdom and the would-be Islamic Republic of Pakistan.

DAWN Archive: US fear of China

China security concern: US
By Tahir Mirza

WASHINGTON. June 2: Two senior US foreign policy and defence officials are reported to have told a visiting delegation of Japan’s ruling coalition parties on Friday that Washington views China as the biggest security concern for the United States in Asia and urged Japan to work closely on security issues.

According to the Japanese Kyodo news agency, Taku Yamasaki, secretary-general of Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), said US Deputy Secretary of Defence Paul Wolfowitz and Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage outlined the US concern in separate meetings with the three secretaries-general of the ruling Japanese coalition.

The three have been in Washington since Wednesday for talks with senior Bush administration officials.