Islamabad, February 28 Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif contacted Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Saturday to express "solidarity" amid fears of a wider conflict spreading across the region.
The phone call took place after an attack by the US and Israel on Iran, which threatened a wider conflict due to Iran's attacks on US bases in the Gulf states.
PM Sharif wrote on X that he spoke with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman "to express Pakistan's strong condemnation of the dangerous regional escalation following the Israeli attack on Iran and subsequent attacks in the Gulf region."
"Pakistan stands in full solidarity with Saudi Arabia and our brotherly Gulf countries during this perilous time," he said.
The prime minister also said that "we remain ready to play a constructive role for peace" while praying that the blessings of Ramadan bring calm and stability to the region.
Separately, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar held a phone conversation with Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal Bin Farhan Al Saud.
"Both leaders expressed deep concern over the unfolding regional developments and agreed to remain in close contact on the evolving situation," the Foreign Office said.
Pakistan and Saudi Arabia signed a joint defence agreement last year, and are bound by it to help each other in case of an attack by a third country.
Incidentally, while Saudi Arabia faces a threat from Iran, Pakistan is already at war with Afghanistan.