Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) – On Wednesday, Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz ordered “the pardon and release of 6 Pakistanis who were arrested last Ramadan after assaulting a Pakistani woman and her companions with insulting words in the courtyard of the Prophet’s Mosque. “
The Saudi Press Agency (SPA) quoted an official source from the Saudi Interior Ministry as saying that the Saudi monarch issued the decision “in response to Pakistani Prime Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif’s request to pardon them”.
Interestingly, Sharif arrived in Riyadh on Monday to participate in the Future Investment Initiative and was received on Tuesday by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Discuss regional and international developments “, according to the Saudi news agency.
