Pakistan has sent fighter jets and other military forces to Saudi Arabia to boost security under a defense pact between the two countries, the Saudi defense ministry says, as Islamabad hosts talks aimed at ending the Iran war.
Saudi Arabia’s defense ministry says in a statement that Pakistani fighter jets and support aircraft arrived at the King Abdulaziz Air Base in the country’s eastern province.
It says the Pakistani deployment aims to strengthen joint defense cooperation and support regional and international security and stability.
The planes were sent after Iranian strikes hit key energy infrastructure and killed a Saudi national, three sources, including a senior Pakistani government official, tell Reuters.
They are”not there to attack anyone,” says the Pakistani official, who speaks on condition of anonymity.
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