Azad attends funeral of Saudi crown prince

Srinagar Oct 26: An Indian delegation headed by Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad visited Saudi Arabia on Monday to offer condolences to Royal family on the death of Saudi Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz, Deputy Premier and minister of defence and aviation.
The delegation also participated in the funeral prayers of the Sultan on Tuesday. They later handed over a condolence letter from Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh and President Pratiba Singh Patil to the Saudi Royal family.
Crown Prince Sultan, who was around 86, had been in the USA for medical treatment since June and died on October 22.

Lastupdate on : Wed, 26 Oct 2011 21:30:00 Makkah time
Lastupdate on : Wed, 26 Oct 2011 18:30:00 GMT
Lastupdate on : Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:00:00 IST



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