The Pakistan army maintains bilateral security cooperation with many other [Gulf Cooperation Council]/regional countries,” the ISPR statement announcing the deployment of Pakistani troops in Saudi Arabia read. What the decision to become party in the Yemen war highlights is the Saudi enslavement of Pakistan, which, again, is not a recent reality. Where is Saudi Arabia when it comes to echoing Pakistan’s calls for Kashmir, which is increasingly dwindling as India successfully sells its own narrative to the world? It is not in Pakistani interests to be involved in the Middle East, while the jihadist threat looms at home. And it is not in Pakistani interests to be Saudi slaves, helping kill other Muslims, while shamelessly selling Pan-Islamist diplomacy and security policy at home.

Source: Pakistan Today February 21, 2018 06:11 UTC