Osama introduced Sharif to Saudi royals: Official

Lahore

Sept. 6: Osama bin Laden introduced Nawaz Sharif to the Saudi royal family in the late 1980s and during a meeting the former Premier had asked the Al Qaeda chief to provide employment to Pakistanis in Saudi Arabia, former ISI officer Khalid Khwaja claimed on Sunday.
Mr Khwaja, who was close to Sharif in the late 1980s and early 1990s, made the claim in an interview with PTI here.
“During his first visit to Saudi Arabia as chief minister of Punjab in the late 1980s, no one from the royal family had given Sharif importance,” he said.
“Thereafter, on Sharif’s request, Laden introduced him to the royal family and that helped him in getting closer to the Saudis,” said Mr Khwaja, who was a squadron leader in the Pakistan Air Force before joining the ISI.