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Shia protesters oppose Pakistan's involvement in Saudi-led coalition
[DAWN] Hundreds of people joined a Shia-led protest in Islamabad on Friday against the government's decision to join Soddy Arabia...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face... 's 34-country coalition against extremism, as Riyadh's foreign minister ended a two-day visit to the country. The protesters presented a memorandum to the Foreign Office front man demanding Pakistain to drop out of the alliance, which was announced in December and is seen as the latest sign of a more assertive foreign policy by the Saudi kingdom, the dominant Muslim power in the Middle East. "Neither the Pakistain army nor the nation is for rent, we will oppose any attempts to sell the army to the house of Saud for a few billion riyals," said Shia activist Gul-e-Zahra, addressing the Friday's rally. Pakistain announced on Thursday they would join the Saudi-led military alliance to fight "terrorism" in the Islamic world, following a meeting between Riyadh's foreign minister Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif ... served two non-consecutive terms as prime minister, heads the Pakistain Moslem League (Nawaz). Noted for his spectacular corruption, the 1998 Pak nuclear test, border war with India, and for being tossed by General Musharraf... . Posted by: Fred 2016-01-09 |
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