Current sectionMiddle East NewsDeployment includes 8,000 troops, JF-17 jets, drones, HQ-9 air defense systemShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeISLAMABAD – Pakistan has deployed 8,000 troops, a squadron of fighter jets and an air defense system to Saudi Arabia under a mutual defense pact, ramping up military cooperation with ‌Riyadh even as Islamabad serves as the main mediator in the Iran war.CommentsIn the NewsPakistan Deploys Jets, Thousands of Troops to Saudi Arabia During Iran WarLebanon Death Toll Passes 3,000 in Israel-Hezbollah War Despite Truce ExtensionEven if You Call Israel a Democracy, It Is Still ApartheidFive Years Without Justice Sends a Message to a Barbarized Israeli SocietyI Sued Time Magazine for Ariel Sharon. Israel's NYT Threat Is an Empty OneRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIHundreds Protest at New York Times HQ Over Column Alleging Abuse by IsraelisStarlink Users, Beware – Israeli Tech Can Reveal Your IdentityEverybody Loses in the Cynical Israeli-Palestinian Sexual Violence CompetitionWelcome to the Most Shameful Day in the Jewish CalendarIsraeli Settler Filmed Abusing Palestinian-owned Dog in West BankIsraeli Teens Storm Muslim Quarter in Old City, Haaretz Reporter Attacked