Islamabad, Sha'ban 07, 1435, June 05, 2014, SPA -- Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif received Saudi outgoing ambassador to Pakistan Abdulaziz bin Ibrahim Al-Ghadir at his office in Islamabad today who came to bid the prime minster farewell at the end of his term of office as ambassador of his country to the South Asian country. According to a premiership office statement, Sharif said Pakistan highly lauds the efforts being exerted by Al-Ghadir to further bolster the ties of partnership and friendship between the two governments and peoples respectively. He also cited the ambassador's efforts during the 2010 and 2011 floods that hit Pakistan, contributing very much to alleviating the sufferings of the needy. For his part, Al-Ghadir said what he did was no more than that goes consistent to the instructions of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and his Crown Prince who always remind him of the importance of standing by the side of the Pakistani people to assist them overcome the flood calamities. --SPA 19:39 LOCAL TIME 16:39 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w