Pakistan will come to the aid of Saudi Arabia if required, a spokesperson for the country’s prime minister said, as Iran retaliates against US-Israeli strikes by targeting Gulf states.
Saudi Arabia and nuclear-armed Pakistan, which shares a border with Iran, signed a defence pact in September last year, strengthening their long-standing security partnership. The agreement is now being tested amid the escalating crisis in West Asia.
Mosharraf Zaidi said in an interview with Bloomberg TV on Wednesday that there was “no question we might, “we will come to Saudi Arabia’s aid no matter what and no matter when.”
“Both countries, even before the defence agreement, have always operated on the principle of being there for the other,” he said.
“The real question is what is Pakistan doing to make sure things don’t come to a point where any of its closest partners are further embroiled in a conflict that could potentially undermine stability and prosperity in the region,” he added.
