For decades, I watched Pakistan’s military relationship with the Middle East unfold largely away from the headlines. Pakistani officers trained Gulf forces, pilots joined joint exercises, adv…
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For decades, I watched Pakistan’s military relationship with the Middle East unfold largely away from the headlines. Pakistani officers trained Gulf forces, pilots joined joint exercises, advisers worked alongside Arab governments, and troops were periodically stationed in Saudi Arabia. Islamabad was an important security partner—but rarely the centrepiece of the region’s defence architecture.
That may now be changing.
Pakistan has earned recognition for it through years of quiet, consistent engagement, and that recognition is likely to keep…
Pakistan has openly called for expanding its new defence alliance with Saudi Arabia and Turkey to include more Muslim nations.…
The deal, which establishes that an armed attack on one signatory will be treated as an attack on all three, risks drawing…
The new trilateral security agreement raises questions about its costs for Pakistan.
International News: A profound shift is occurring in Middle Eastern security, largely out of the spotlight. Following the…
What’s behind the defense pact between Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan.
