Daily Times

MADINA: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday called for an accord among the Muslim countries to eliminate the menace of terrorism affecting world peace.

“With a financial cost of around $120 billion and [loss of] thousands of precious human lives, Pakistan has suffered a lot due to this scourge,” the premier said in an informal interaction with the media accompanying him on his three-day visit to Saudi Arabia.

He said that as the West was uniting against terrorism, the Muslim world should also be on the same page to tackle the threat.

Nawaz, who was in the kingdom to attend the first-ever Arab-Islamic-American Summit on terrorism on the invitation of King Salman, said, “Owing to its war against terrorism, Pakistan has curbed the menace to a large extent  Afghanistan should also wage a war against terrorism.”

Responding to a question about his interaction with US President Donald Trump during the summit, the premier said, “It was a good meeting.”

On Sunday, the premier had a brief meeting with President Trump on the sidelines of the summit, according to a media report.

During the meeting, Trump said he was very pleased to meet Nawaz, to which the premier responded by saying “the feeling was mutual”.

The US president shook hands with the PM and the exchange of pleasantries took place between the two leaders before the summit in Riyadh, said the report.

During the summit, the premier interacted with some other leaders as well.

Meanwhile, Nawaz offered Asr prayer at Masjid-e-Nabvi (PBUH). He prayed for peace in the Muslim world as well as prosperity and development of Pakistan.