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Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khwaja Asif has said that there was no point in talking to a third party for a mutual defense deal with Saudi. He has given this answer to the question in which he was asked whether America was taken into confidence in this matter. He said that he feels that there is no role or justification for a third party.
Khwaja Asif said, “This agreement will not be a part of any dominating system, but a defensive system… We have no plans to occupy or attack someone’s land, but we cannot be denied our fundamental rights and we used it.”
Khwaja Asif also said that protecting holy Islamic sites in Saudi Arabia is an ultimate duty of Pakistan. On the question of terrorist attacks on security forces, Khwaja Asif reiterated Pakistan’s claim that Afghan land is being used to spread terrorism in the country.
He said, ‘We remained entangled in two wars with Afghanistan. On both occasions, America left the region and we are still suffering its consequences, whether it is Taliban, TTP (Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan), BLA (Balochistan Liberation Army) or someone else.
Describing Afghanistan as an enemy country, Khwaja Asif said, ‘I am completely clear that the Kabul government is not innocent in it. Through these people, they are blackmailing us. When he was asked whether the Arab countries would respond to the aggression of Afghanistan, Khwaja Asif said that he would not have any objection to it.
Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have signed a Strategic Mutual Defense Pact on 17 September, according to which if any country is attacked, it will be considered an attack on both countries. According to a joint statement, the agreement was signed by Pakistan Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif and Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia.
The agreement has been reached a few days after the Israeli attack on Hamas leadership in Qatar, which is a major ally of America in the Gulf region.