Grand gesture: Saudi Arabia gifts 200 tons of dates to Pakistan

[Edevelop]

ISLAMABAD: In an unprecedented move, the government of Saudi Arabia gifted 200 tonnes of dates to Pakistan on Wednesday.

According to an official release, the deputy head of mission Saudi Arabia Embassy in Islamabad Jassim Mohammad Khalid Al-Khaldi formally handed over the consignment on behalf of the Kingdom to the Cabinet Division. Senior officials of the Foreign Office were also present at the time.

Director General ERC Captain Muhammad Aftab thanked Al-Khalidi on behalf of the government for the dates and expressed gratitude for the rather grand gesture of friendship.

Last month, it was revealed that the Kingdom had lent $1.5 bn to Pakistan to share up its reserves.

Previosuly, Pakistan had sought Riyadh’s help to shore up its foreign exchange reserves and meet debt-service obligations and undertake large energy and infrastructure projects, Pakistani officials told Reuters.

Grand gesture: Saudi Arabia gifts 200 tons of dates to Pakistan – The Express Tribune

 

[forcetrip]

Well, I guess its only free to the government of Pakistan. Everyone of us will probably end up "buying" the dates for a "mysterious" price come Ramzaan.

 

[!eon]

We will eat these with thandi lassi on hot dates of coming summer
thanks @Yzd Khalifa

 

[Yzd Khalifa]

We will eat these with thandi lassi on hot dates of coming summer
thanks @Yzd Khalifa

You're very welcome my Pakistani friend.

Pakistan is our long-standing historic ally, a friend in need is a friend indeed.

 

[Edevelop]

I was thinking, aren't we among top 10 countries producing dates ? What happens to that ?

 

[Blanc]

You're very welcome my Pakistani friend.

Pakistan is our long-standing historic ally, a friend in need is a friend indeed.

Great gesture from Saudi Arabia. Pakistan need it.

 

[Yzd Khalifa]

Well, I guess its only free to the government of Pakistan. Everyone of us will probably end up "buying" the dates for a "mysterious" price come Ramzaan.

They can't. We wrapped up these dates in boxes per each pack of dates.

If you would like to identify it, it should look like this:

Great gesture from Saudi Arabia. Pakistan need it.

No, it doesn't.

It just is that our dates is the often regarded as the best ..

One Kg may cost as many as $200 ..

I was thinking, aren't we among top 10 countries producing dates ? What happens to that ?

You don't have to pick these dates out.

 

[!eon]

You're very welcome my Pakistani friend.

Pakistan is our long-standing historic ally, a friend in need is a friend indeed.

We were not in need of dates actually

I was thinking, aren't we among top 10 countries producing dates ? What happens to that ?

Its a gift, take it and eat it with olive oil before going into bed

 

[Jf Thunder]

wow, thnx KSA, now only if i can get my hands on them

 

[Yzd Khalifa]

We were not in need of dates actually

Its a gift, take it and eat it with olive oil before going into bed

I was actually referring to our relations with Pakistan in a broader sense.

 

[Jf Thunder]

Its a gift, take it and eat it with olive oil before going into bed

i take it with milk

 

[!eon]

i take it with milk

Good for you but I forgot to mention
My nuskha is just for married ppl

 

[Yzd Khalifa]

i take it with milk

Which kind of dates would you like?

 

[DRaisinHerald]

Dates
Needed or not, Shukran jazilan! Even though I'll never get my hands on them since I don't live there!

 

[Emmie]

Great gesture from Saudi Arabia. Pakistan need it.

FYI Pakistan is third largest exporter of dates.The annual production of dates in Pakistan is estimated at around 535,000 tonnes of which only 86,000 tonnes are exported and the rest are either consumed locally or perish.

It's a good will gesture, and we Pakistani appreciate that. Now anything other than usual pointless posts please.

Pakistan becomes third largest exporter of dates