The Custodian of the two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz has sent a cable of congratulations to Yousaf Raza Gilani on his election as Pakistan's Prime Minister. The King expressed his good wishes to Gilani and highlighted the existing historical relations between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, and reiterated his keenness on further cementing these ties. A similar cable of greetings was also sent by Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz, the Deputy Premier, Defense and Aviation Minister and Inspector General, to Gilani.