Pakistan ready to go to any extent to defend Saudi Arabia: DG ISPR

ISLAMABAD: Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry has said Pakistan is prepared to “go to any extent” to defend Saudi Arabia.

“Pakistan fully stands with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, both diplomatically and physically,” DG ISPR Lt. General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry told Arab News. “And I would like to underscore here the word physically … We will go to any extent.”

The DG ISPR said Pakistan remained committed to protecting the holy cities of Makkah and Madinah.

He said Pakistan’s commitment to Saudi Arabia’s security was unconditional and that the country’s political and military leadership remained in constant contact with the Saudi leadership.



Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif said Pakistan stood by its commitments under the defence agreement with Saudi Arabia.

He added that Pakistan would take every possible measure in response to the needs and requests of its “Saudi brothers”.

The DG ISPR said Pakistan was also working with regional countries and partners to find a solution to the ongoing crisis.

Earlier, Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (DG-ISPR) Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry rejected the impression that the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement complicates Pakistan’s position towards Iran, saying the agreement has no regional aspirations and is purely defensive in nature.

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In an interview with Al Arabiya English, the DG-ISPR said Pakistan was playing an important role as a mediator between Iran and Washington in pursuit of regional peace, as Islamabad remained a strong proponent of peace.

He said Pakistan had the unique position of pursuing a policy of “multi-alignment and multi-engagement” with friendly countries around the world, allowing it to act as an objective arbiter for peace.

“We don’t have any personal or own objective in this dispute,” he said.

“The only objective that Pakistan is pursuing is that the conflict doesn’t spiral and that the differences and issues are resolved rather than being resolved in air, ground or naval domains,” he added.