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| India-Pakistan |
| Saudis want jets, ships and troops from Pakistan |
| 2015-04-08 |
| [DAWN] After the government informed a stormy joint session of parliament on Monday of 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 request that Pakistain join a coalition fighting rebels in 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... by contributing jets, navy ships and ground troops, parliamentary foes and allies alike demanded more details. Speakers from the main opposition PPP and PTI and the government-allied Jamaat Ulema-e-Islam ...the political wing of the Pak Taliban... -Fazl (JUI-F) labelled a prepared statement, read out by Defence Minister Khawaja Mohammad Asif, as ambiguous, though none of them asked the government to say "no" to the Saudi demand while calling for a peaceful, diplomatic solution to the crisis in Yemen. But the Muttahida Qaumi Movement ...English: United National Movement, generally known as MQM, is the 3rd largest political party and the largest secular political party in Pakistain with particular strength in Sindh. From 1992 to 1999, the MQM was the target of the Pak Army's Operation Cleanup leaving thousands of urdu speaking civilians dead... (MQM) was more explicit, demanding that Pakistain refrain from jumping into what it called "an internal power struggle in Yemen". Referring to the talks between Saudi authorities and a Pak civil-military delegation he led to Riyadh last week and the assurances conveyed to them, the defence minister said: "In response, the Saudi leadership appreciated Pakistain's unreserved support to Saudi Arabia's territorial integrity and expressed hope that Pakistain would join the coalition for Operation Decisive Storm by contributing aircraft, naval vessels and ground troops." Though Saudi state media has been citing Pakistain as one of more than 10 mainly Gulf countries in the coalition, the defence minister's statement was the first time Pakistain officially confirmed the Saudi request and specified the three services from which help is sought. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 They're caught between the Saudis and Iran, afraid to annoy either. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2015-04-08 19:17 |
| #2 They don't want to get any dirt or blood on those nifty uniforms the Pak Army wears. AND would you really want to fly in combat with Ins 'Allah aircraft maintenance? |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom 2015-04-08 09:31 |
| #1 COMBAT, that is. At last check, as per DEFENCE.PK?FORUMS IIUC the PAK Parliament scheduled a day or session to debate on joining the Saudis, but then adjourned until further notice widout making any official or final decision. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2015-04-08 02:31 |