Pakistan’s High-Wire Act Gets Riskier
Pakistan has deployed 8,000 troops and military assets to Saudi Arabia as part of a mutual defense pact. This move complicates Pakistan's diplomatic balancing act between Iran and Saudi Arabia amid the ongoing Iran war. Islamabad aims to maintain its role as a neutral mediator while deepening ties with Riyadh.
- ▪Pakistan has sent 8,000 troops and military equipment to Saudi Arabia under a mutual defense pact.
- ▪The deployment aims to strengthen Pakistan's commitment to Saudi Arabia while maintaining neutrality with Iran.
- ▪Pakistan's military presence in Saudi Arabia is described as a deterrent and not intended for offensive actions.
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South Asia Brief News and analysis from India and its neighboring countries in South Asia, a region home to one-fourth of the world’s population. Delivered Wednesday. Pakistan’s High-Wire Act Gets Riskier The country has sent troops and arms to Saudi Arabia at a delicate moment in the Iran war. Kugelman-Michael-foreign-policy-columnist13 Michael Kugelman By Michael Kugelman, the writer of Foreign Policy’s weekly South Asia Brief and a senior fellow for South Asia at the Atlantic Council. Pakistani Army chief Asim Munir meets with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Islamabad on April 25. Pakistani Army chief Asim Munir meets with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Islamabad on April 25.
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