Pakistan’s Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif arrived in Riyadh on Monday to participate in the sixth edition of the Future Investment Initiative (FII), which will begin on Tuesday. Prince Mohammed bin Abdulrahman, deputy emir of Riyadh, and other senior officials received him at King Khalid International Airport. FII will be held in Riyadh from October 25-27 and will convene the world’s foremost CEOs, policymakers, investors, entrepreneurs, and young leaders to shape the future of international investment and the global economy. Prior to his departure, the Pakistani prime minister in a series of tweets said the present state of the global economy needed “new thinking and bold vision to overcome the irritants and forge new paths”. “The pandemic and climate-induced disasters have already put immense strains on the developing countries,” he said, adding that it was high time the world explored solutions to the deepening challenges through candid dialogue.