Pakistan pledges support to Saudi Arabia, Gulf nations amid Iran escalation
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Pakistan has pledged full solidarity with Saudi Arabia and Gulf nations amid escalating West Asia tensions following Israeli strikes on Iran. The statement comes against the backdrop of a Defence Agreement between Islamabad and Riyadh that treats any attack on one as an attack on both.
Pakistan has pledged full support to Saudi Arabia and other Gulf nations as tensions spiral in West Asia, a stance that comes against the backdrop of a sweeping bilateral security framework between Islamabad and Riyadh that binds the two countries to treat an attack on one as an attack on both.
Following the Israeli attack on Iran and retaliatory strikes across the Gulf, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said he had spoken with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to convey Islamabad’s position on the escalating situation.
Posting on X, Sharif said, “This evening, I spoke with my dear brother, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, to express Pakistan's strong condemnation of the dangerous regional escalation that followed the Israeli attack on Iran and the subsequent strikes in the Gulf region.”
He added that Pakistan stands “in full solidarity with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the sisterly Gulf states during this difficult time.”
Sharif further said that Pakistan is fully prepared to play a constructive role for peace and expressed hope that the holy month of Ramadan would bring tranquillity and stability to the region.
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