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| Pakistan does not abandon friends and strategic partners: PM Nawaz |
| 2015-04-14 |
| [DAWN] Amidst unsubstantiated rumours that Pakistain will commit troops to 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... for the protection of its borders, 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... in an address today urged a peaceful solution to the Yemen ...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of. Except for a tiny handfull of Jews everthing there is very Islamic... crisis through dialogue with warring factions and reiterated the importance of the Saudi Kingdom as a 'strategic ally'. Nawaz in his speech today upheld Parliament's recent resolution to stay 'neutral' in the Yemen conflict, and repeated the words of the resolution regarding the importance of Saudi Arabia as an ally. "We stand with them shoulder to shoulder," he said. "We are also in touch with Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to assure that their disappointment was based on an apparent misinterpretation of the Parliament's resolution," said Nawaz. "Pakistain does not abandon friends and strategic partners, specially at a time when their security is under threat." Pakistain firmly believes that President Mansur Hadi's government will be important to maintain peace and stability in Yemen, said Nawaz. The premier's remarks were an apparent reference to the tensions between Pakistain and long-time ally Saudi Arabia which have risen in the past week, as Parliament unanimously passed a resolution urging the Sharif-led government to keep a neutral stance in the Yemen conflict. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 Pakistan is a country with multiple personality disorder. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2015-04-14 12:02 |
| #3 "Countries don't have permanent friends---only permanent interests." But, Pakistan is not really a country. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2015-04-14 11:56 |
| #2 Pakistan does not abandon friends and strategic partners It does, however, review placement on the list for things like, uh, current balance of payments, possible retribution, and meteorological conditions (i.e., which way the wind's blowin') |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2015-04-14 11:52 |
| #1 Pakistan does not abandon friends and strategic partners At least they are better about these things than Obonehead, anyway. |
| Posted by: gorb 2015-04-14 00:23 |