Khan was due in the Saudi capital on a first official foreign visit since he assumed office on August 18.

Photos from Riyadh  showed Pakistani and Saudi flags adorning the main highways  ahead of Khan’s arrival.

The prime minister will hold  talks with Saudi leadership before heading to Madina to visit  Roza-e-Rasool (Peace Be Upon Him).

He is accompanied  by Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Finance Minister  Asad Umar,  Information Minister Fawad Chaudhyr and Advisor  Razzaq Dawood.