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Pakistan confirms participation in Saudi-led anti-terror alliance

By Baqir Sajjad Syed | 12/17/2015 120000 !"

#S$!"!B!% !fter initial am&i'uity( t)e Pakistan 'o*ernment confirmed on +ednesday its

participation in a Saudi-led military alliance for ,fi')tin' terrorism,( &ut said t)e scope of its participation ould &e defined after .iyad) s)ared t)e details of t)e coalition it as assem&lin'

,Pakistan is aaitin' furt)er detailstodecidet)e etentofits participation in different acti*itiesof t)e alliance(, a statement issued &yt)e orei'n ffice said

Saudi !ra&ia )ad announced on 3uesday t)at it )ad for'ed t)e 4-nation alliance of "uslimcountries for fi')tin' terrorism and etremism( )ic) included Pakistan Saudi orei'n

"inister!del al 6u&eir )ad later eplained t)at t)e participatin' countries ould t)emsel*es

decide a&out t)e etent of t)eir participation3)e coalition as en*isa'ed to ser*e as a platformfor security cooperation( includin' pro*ision of trainin'( equipment and troops( and in*ol*ement

of reli'ious sc)olars for dealin' it) etremism

Senior officials at t)e forei'n ministry initially epressed surprise at Pakistan &ein' included int)e ne 'roup( and said t)at .iyad) )ad not talen #slama&ad on &oard But su&sequent

de*elopments re*ealed t)at Saudi !ra&ia )ad &een 'i*en a secret commitment re'ardin' joinin'

t)e alliance( a&out )ic) t)e orei'n ffice as not aare

3)ere ere speculations a&out )o )ad 'i*en t)at assurance

3)e military )ad started in cto&er a ne p)ase in t)e &ilateral defence relations)ip &y trainin'

Saudi special forces personnel in counterin' terrorism 8)ief of !rmy Staff 9en .a)eel S)arif

*isited Saudi !ra&ia after t)e special eercises for discussions on counter-terrorism efforts

3)e orei'n ffice statement tried to &rus) off t)e em&arrassment caused to .iyad) &ecause of

t)e reports t)at it )ad included Pakistan in t)e coalition it)out its prior knoled'e &y sayin'

t)at it elcomed t)e formation of t)e counter-terrorism alliance

#t impliedly conceded t)at some information )ad &een s)ared it) it &efore t)e announcement

from .iyad)( as t)e statement noted t)at it as aaitin' ,furt)er, details

3)e orei'n ffice said it consistently supported all efforts at fi')tin' terrorism and a resolution

adopted at t)e 2nd session of t)e 8ouncil of orei'n "inisters of t)e r'anisation of #slamic

8ooperation )ad called on mem&ers to ,join re'ional and international efforts to fi')t terrorismand etremist t)ou')t, !nar #q&al adds from +as)in'ton 3)e :nited States said on

+ednesday t)at t)e ne coalition supplemented its efforts to defeat terrorism and it )ad lon'

&een ur'in' its "uslim allies to form suc) an alliance,#t certainly is in line it) )at e )a*elon' &een sayin' and ur'in' countries in t)e re'ion to do( )ic) is to coalesce around t)e need

to deal it) t)e terrorist t)reat t)ere in t)e re'ion(, :S State %epartment spokesman 6o)n ;ir&y

said at a nes &riefin'



,+e elcome( as e )a*e elcomed( any intensification of t)e effort a'ainst #S#$ t)e militant

#slamic State 'roup<in t)e re'ion( as ell as a'ainst ot)er terrorist netorks !ny effort toincrease pressure on t)ose netorks is a elcome effort

=e said t)e :S as aitin' for details on )o t)is force ould operate &ut noted t)at t)e Saudi

announcement )ad 'i*en a &road outline

,# ould only point you to )at t)e deputy cron prince )imself said( )ic) is t)at t)ey,re not

rulin' anyt)in' in or out at t)is point in terms of )at it could mean(, "r ;ir&y said

,3)ere,s e*ery epectation and anticipation &y t)is coalition to ork it) nei')&ours and

partners in t)e re'ion in ays t)at collecti*ely t)ey t)ink is most appropriate to 'o after terroristt)reats(, )e added

!sled if it ould &e a parallel alliance or orl> it) t)e :S-led international coalition( "r

;ir&y said t)ose 4 nations ere already part of t)e ?5-plus-mem&er coalition a'ainst t)e #S

,3)is is somet)in' separate and distinct t)at t)ey )a*e done t)emsel*es and )a*e arran'ed for

t)emsel*es( &ut t)ey are already part of t)e coalition counterin', t)e #S in t)e re'ion( )e said



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