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 they attacked a Pakistani woman and her companions with offensive words in the courtyard of the Prophet’s Mosque.”
The Saudi Press Agency (SPA) quoted an official source at the Saudi Interior Ministry as saying that the Saudi monarch issued the decision “in response to the request of Pakistani Prime Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif to pardon them.”
It is noteworthy that Sharif arrived in Riyadh on Monday to participate in the Future Investment Initiative, and was received by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, on Tuesday. Discuss regional and international developments,” according to the Saudi Press Agency.