Pakistani troops present in Saudi Arabia for decades: DG ISPR

WEB DESK -- Director General ISPR Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry has confirmed the presence of Pakistani troops in Saudi Arabia.

In an interview with CNN, he said Pakistani military personnel are already on the ground in Saudi Arabia.

Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said Pakistani troops have been in Saudi Arabia for decades. He added that Pakistani forces, with multiple capabilities and domains, are already there.

The Director General ISPR said the Makkah Alliance is not something that has come out in a vacuum.

He said there is a sustained diplomatic, political, military and people-to-people relationship between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye.