Pakistan will 'go to any extent' to defend Saudi Arabia, says DG ISPR

Rawalpindi (Web Desk): Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry has reaffirmed that Pakistan will go to 'any extent' in defending sovereignty of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).

In an interview with Arab News, he said Pakistan 'fully stands with Saudi Arabia, both diplomatically and physically'.

The ISPR chief also stressed that Pakistan’s support for Saudi Arabia includes protecting Makkah and Madinah, saying "we are present there to protect Haramain Sharifain"

"There should be no doubt on that," he said, while making it clear that Pakistan would continue standing by Saudi Arabia in the event of any aggression.

Lt Gen Chaudhry said Islamabad’s security commitment to the kingdom remained "unconditional", adding that "it stems from an emotive, deep-rooted, historical and unbreakable bond" between the two countries.

EXCLUSIVE: Pakistan’s defense commitment to Saudi Arabia is “unconditional,” and it is already “there” to protect the Kingdom, Lt. Gen. Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry tells Arab News: “I think the words express themselves fully once we say that we are there” https://t.co/694ZY1zKWc https://t.co/uZKRS7VRID

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Speaking about the prevailing regional crisis and Pakistan’s diplomatic efforts to promote peace in the Middle East, the DGISPR said Islamabad was maintaining communication with regional countries in pursuit of "a negotiated and peaceful outcome" to the conflict.

Pakistan assumed an important mediating role in the Middle East crisis after the United States and Israel carried out coordinated strikes against Iran on February 28.

Following those attacks, Iran responded with strikes on US military installations in the Gulf and shut down the Strait of Hormuz, while Hezbollah also began launching attacks against Israel.

After months of negotiations facilitated and mediated by Pakistan, Washington and Tehran signed the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in June.

The ISPR chief described the Islamabad MoU as "a consensus document" and said it represented the only workable route out of the continuing regional crisis.

His statement came as Yemen’s Houthi militia continued attacks on Saudi cities, with the widening conflict in the Middle East posing fresh concerns for global oil supplies.

Saudi Arabia’s civil defence authorities said a Yemeni national living in the kingdom was killed after debris from a drone intercepted over the western city of Taif fell to the ground.

The Saudi authorities said this was the first death resulting from the repeated Houthi attacks since the latest escalation in fighting, while the previous media reports had revealed that more than 80 people were injured.