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ISLAMABAD: The government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Thursday gifted some 100 tons of dates to Pakistan on the recommendation of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.
“Saudi Ambassador to Pakistan Nawaf Bin Said Al-Maliki and King Salman Humanitarian Aid & Relief Centre (KSRelief) Director Dr. Khalid M. Al-Othmani handed over the consignment to the Federal Government for distribution among the Pakistani brothers in the Holy Month of Ramadan”, said a Saudi Embassy press release
It is worth mentioning here that every year in the holy month of Ramadan Saudi Arabia gifts dates in huge quantity to Pakistan and other Muslim countries.
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is among the leading producers of dates, accounting for 17% of the global date production. It has over 31 million palm trees with annual production exceeding 1.5 million tons.