Pakistan’s new leader Shehbaz Sharif began a visit to Saudi Arabia on Thursday, after being elected as prime minister following the removal of his predecessor, Imran Khan, in a no-confidence vote this month. Sharif will seek more than $7 billion in favours from the long-time Muslim ally, as Pakistan seeks to stabilize an economy facing challenges from widening account deficits. Saudi Arabia’s state news agency SPA reported that Sharif arrived Thursday in the Saudi holy city of Medina to offer prayers at the mosque of Islam’s Prophet Mohammed. Prior to his departure to oil-wealthy Saudi Arabia,…