Saudi military alliance

US, West have been trying to persuade KSA to pump more oil to offset potential losses in Russian supplies

Govt would present ToRs of the military alliance before parliament for approval

Insists member states free to choose which coalition activities they want to take part in or not

Islamabad refuses to be part of an alliance sectarian in nature

Iran’s ambassador meets army chief second time in a month

Reports say Raheel Sharif would not be taking up the post unless Iran were included in military alliance

Raheel Sharif is being tipped to take over as the military chief of 34-member military alliance of Muslim countries

Defence minister contradicts earlier statement regarding govt being taken into confidence over the appointment

12-day manoeuvres included 20 nations from Middle East, Africa and Asia

This will be the second visit of the premier and the army chief to the oil-rich kingdom in less than two months

There has to be concrete action on the ground to put a stop to the killings of Muslims, says Prince Turki al-Fasial

Questions and yet more questions — and a ringing silence in the answers’ department

Aziz says objectives of coalition shared with Islamabad, meeting to be held soon to devise a mechanism

The common hatred for Iran and for Syria’s Assad has brought old foes, Saudi Arabia and Israel, closer to each other

Our reluctance to join the Saudi alliance against the Houthi rebels seems to have been forgotten for the time being

If Pakistan showed reluctance over joining the coalition, it was because it may be weighing its options

Pakistan can’t afford to ignore the presence of a large population in the country that has a strong affinity with Iran

Mohammed bin Salman revealed on Monday a military alliance of Muslim countries, which included Pakistan

Foreign office welcomes formation of military alliance but has yet to decide the extent of its participation