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Pakistan sent troops and fighters to Saudi Arabia to strengthen security, informed the Gulf State.
Pakistan sent them to airbase on Saturday. King Abdulaziz Pakistani army and fighters, reported the Saudi Ministry of Defence in a statement.
The aim of the deployment is to strengthen military coordination, improve operational readiness and support regional and global safety and stability, added the ministry.
This decision is part of a defence cooperation agreement signed between the 2 countries last September.
Under the agreement, any attack on 1 country will be considered an attack on the other.
The aircraft were sent after the Iranian attacks hit the energy infrastructure and killed a Saudi citizen, as reported by Reuters.
Iran welcomed the defence agreement between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan last year.
Pakistan condemned Iran's rocket and drone attacks on Saudi Arabia's energy facilities last week and described them as "dangerous escalation"which undermines peace and stableness in the region.
According to reports, Islamabad is expected to receive about $5 billion in financial assistance from Riyadh and Doha before fulfilling its main debt repayment commitments.
Pakistan is preparing to pay $3.5 billion in debt to the United arabian Emirates by April 23.
Islamabad asked Riyadh for assistance, including an increase in existing cash deposits and an extension of the oil financing instrument to expire at the end of this month.
Translated by Google Translator
source:https://www.rt.com/news/638324-Pakistan-sends-troops-and-jets/
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