China, Russia, the USA and Saudi Arabia succeeded in dissuading both India and Pakistan from further hostilities. China’s Deputy Foreign Minister and the Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs were in Islamabad within days of the Pak-India military confrontation to meet Pakistan’s highest civil and military authorities. During his India visit within days after Pulwama Attack, Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman “shared India’s concern on terrorism” and offered intelligence sharing and cooperation with New Delhi in fighting extremism and terrorism. On Tuesday Saudi Foreign Affairs Minister of State Adel bin Ahmed al-Jubeir agreed with Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj in New Delhi to set up a “strategic partnership council” to deepen cooperation to combat terrorism. One expects the government to derive the right conclusions from stands taken by some of Pakistan’s closest friends after the Pulwama attack.

Source: Pakistan Today March 13, 2019 06:00 UTC