Err Is it really happening? Where did they get nerve to say no to Saudia Arabia? I think part of it has to do with Washington’s desire to have better relations with Iran now.
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who recently visited Saudi Arabia, appears to be thinking hard as he holds his glasses at the closing session of the 18th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation summit in Katmandu, Nepal, Nov. 27, 2014. (photo by REUTERS/Niranjan Shrestha)
Pakistan declines to join Saudi Arabia’s anti-Iran alliance
Saudi Arabia’s campaign to build a broad Sunni alliance to contain Iran has apparently suffered at least a setback from Pakistan. Islamabad has opted, at least for now, to avoid becoming entangled in the sectarian cold war between Riyadh and Tehran.Summary⎙ Print](Pakistan declines to join Saudi Arabia's anti-Iran alliance - AL-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012) Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has rejected, at least for now, Saudi Arabia’s entreaties for Pakistani troops to help guard the Saudi border with northern Yemen, controlled by Iranian-backed Houthi Shiite forces.
Author Bruce RiedelPosted March 15, 2015
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