This is a pretty big deal.
Pakistan's foreign minister is publicly criticizing Saudi Arabia, one of Islamabad's top allies.
This is rather unusual.
There's lots of important geopolitical context to keep in mind here that may help explain what's going on. https://www.dawn.com/news/1572857/qureshi-asks-oic-to-stop-dragging-feet-on-kashmir-meeting
Qureshi asks OIC to stop dragging feet on Kashmir meeting

Says Pakistan skipped Kuala Lumpur summit on Saudi request and now Pakistanis are demanding Riyadh ‘show leadership on the issue’.

https://www.dawn.com/news/1572857/qureshi-asks-oic-to-stop-dragging-feet-on-kashmir-meeting
*Pakistan's struggles (and mounting frustration?) to get more traction from int'l dip community (including Muslim-majority states) on its position on Kashmir since the Article 370 repeal.
*The Khan government's efforts to better position itself as neutral in the KSA-Iran rivalry.
*India's quietly growing relations with Saudi Arabia as its ties with Iran (in great part b/c of US sanctions regime) have lost some momentum.
*The new Iran-China deal
*Pakistan's growing ties with Turkey-seemingly a much better ally for Pakistan on Kashmir than KSA will ever be.
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