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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
Raheel Sharif is being tipped to take over as the military chief of 34-member military alliance of Muslim countries
Reports say Raheel Sharif would not be taking up the post unless Iran were included in military alliance
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