The newly negotiated defense deal with Saudi Arabia, according to Defense Minister Khawaja Asif, is the outcome of years of negotiations and collaboration between the two countries rather than a response to the attack on Qatar.
enduring relations with Saudi Arabia
Asif emphasized that Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have had a defense collaboration for decades in an interview with British-American journalist Mehdi Hasan.
Over the course of five or six decades, we have maintained a close defense relationship with Saudi Arabia. Our men are still on Saudi territory, having previously been stationed there—possibly between 4,000 and 5,000 at one point,” he said.
Putting defense cooperation in writing
The defense minister claims that the goal of the most recent agreement is to give.
