ISPR – (Staff Reporter/Web Desk) – Lt Gen Chaudhry, the Director General of ISPR, says Pakistan wants a peaceful and negotiated end to the Middle East conflict. He said the country does not want the war to spread any further.
He shared these views in an interview with CNN.
“We want that this conflict should not expand horizontally or vertically,” he said. He added that Pakistan has done, and will keep doing, whatever is possible and necessary to bring the sides closer.
CNN asked if Pakistan can stay neutral, given Iran’s attacks on Saudi Arabia and the role of the Houthis. Lt Gen Chaudhry replied that Pakistan has shown it is an honest broker.
In an interview with CNN, DG ISPR Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry says Pakistani troops have been deployed in Saudi Arabia for decades, adding that Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye have longstanding diplomatic, political and military relations.
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He said neutrality comes from honesty. According to him, Pakistan has been clear about its stand with all its friends and partners.
The army spokesman also said Pakistan has openly condemned the attacks on Iran by Israel and the United States. In the same way, it has condemned Iran’s attacks on Arab and Gulf countries.
“We do not mince our words,” he said, adding that Pakistan has a stake in regional peace and stability. He stressed that nobody gains from a bigger war.
The talk then moved to the Makkah pact. Lt Gen Chaudhry said the agreement is purely defensive. He said Pakistan is now working on how the forces will be put in place. Field commanders will decide how it is carried out, given the many security threats in the region.
Asked if Pakistani troops are already in Saudi Arabia, he said yes. Pakistani soldiers have served there for decades, he said, in many roles and areas.
He added that the alliance did not appear from nowhere. Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye share long diplomatic, political, military and people-to-people ties.
His comments come days after the three countries agreed to start their joint defence promises at once. At an emergency meeting in Riyadh on Monday, they also agreed to the quick deployment of agreed forces in Saudi Arabia.
The deployment will follow approved arrangements and each country’s own laws. The Makkah Joint Defence Agreement was signed in August. It says an attack on one member is an attack on all.
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