Saudi-led coalition: Civil-military leadership keen on testing JF-17 Thunder in Yemen
The civil-military leadership is keen on testing the newly-acquired JF-17 Thunder fighter jets in the Saudi-led intervention in Yemen, while the Kingdom has also expressed interest in trained personnel from Pakistan’s Armed Forces, sources present at a high-level meeting at the PM House confirmed.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif presided over a meeting on Thursday to discuss the situation pertaining to the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen.With the deputy air chief present in the visiting delegation, sources from the PM House confirmed that civil military leadership was interested to see their JF17 Thunder’s used in KSA. He was further assigned the task to assess what could be offered to the Kingdom.Although Saudi Arabia does not require air force equipment,
they expressed interest in well trained personnel from the Pakistan Air Force who could offer their services to Saudi Arabia.Thursday’s meeting comprising Khawaja Asif, Sartaj Aziz and representatives of the armed forces are said to brief PM Nawaz about their talks with the Saudi leadership and what proposals and decisions were put forward.Read: Political solution for Yemen: Pakistan to mount diplomatic pushAccording to sources, Chief of General Staff Let General Ashfaq Nadeem has briefed the premier about meeting with his counterpart in Saudi Arabia.
Nadeem reportedly received details of how the armed forces of both countries should cooperate and at what time Pakistan will dispatch its troops to the Kingdom.Sources added that chief of general staff was instructed to find out more about Saudi Arabia’s requirements how far Pakistan can meet them.Nadeem previously served as DG Military Operations in Pakistan and has acquired relevant experience to assess the requirements, should the country need to deploy troops in the Kingdom.During his interaction with the Kingdom’s authorities they revealed their military requirements, the strength required,
time frame and equipment needed, the mode of training that will be used and how the forces will coordinate.All Parties Conference on YemenAn All Parties Conference (APC) will be called upon after a consensus was reached regarding the government’s decision to send troops to the Kingdom.Sources further said that once the APC was called to be formed by PM Nawaz, it would signal the movement of Pakistan’s forces to the Kingdom
The sources concluded that although plans of sending troops to Saudi Arabia were finalised, the movement of forces, equipment and other requirements would be finalised during the meeting.Evacuation under way More Pakistanis arrived at Aden port on Thursday ready to be brought back home via a Chinese navy vessel, according to Express News.A PIA flight led by Captain Sadiq Rehman departed from Karachi on Wednesday to bring back 215 stranded Pakistanis from Yemen after they made their way from Aden port to Djibouti.
Yemen imbroglio: Pakistan mulls limited mission for Saudi securityPakistan faces dilemma whether to join the Saudi Arabia led coalition or to stay out of it at the expense of angering its old ally which is also a provider of huge financial support.Read: 600 Pakistanis reach Hudaidah safely from the Yemeni war-torn capitalWith many Pakistanis still stranded in the conflict-torn country, and several who have had their passports seized; a high power military huddle on Monday
decided to initiate a diplomatic offensive to facilitate a political solution to the worsening security crisis in the Arabian Peninsula.Read: Pakistan should play negotiator’s role rather than take part in Yemen war, says ImranPakistan flag displayed among Saudi-led coalition statesAs a Saudi military spokesperson briefed journalists on the Yemen campaign, what came to be of greater interest was Pakistan’s flag among the other ten flags behind him. The visual surfaces at a time when there is no official confirmation whether Pakistan will be part of the coalition led by Saudi Arabia in
Yemen.
A photograph released by Saudi Brigadier General Ahmed Asiri after his discussion on the Operation ‘Decisive Storm’ started making the rounds on social media.The photograph shows Asiri at the news briefing with 11 flags displayed behind him, including those of Pakistan and Saudi Arabia.
As the coalition’s air power targeted Yemen for the fourth day, Asiri said that there would be no safe haven for the militias in Yemen, the Saudi Press Agency reported.Since the Saudi-led intervention in Yemen began, Pakistan maintained that it had not joined the military coalition nor has it sent any military personnel to actively participate in any operation against the militia in Yemen.
A final decision on the matter can only be made once the high-level delegation which was involved in talks with Saudi officials on Wednesday brief Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif about the proposals and actions to be taken.Once the photograph started making its rounds on social media, it was questioned why the flag was present among the others to which the spokesperson at the Foreign Office told a local newspaper“I cannot speak for the government of Saudi Arabia. It is for them to comment on Pakistan’s flag amongst others at the press conference.
Our views are very clear as have been articulated time and again and most recently by the PM himself.”Read: Should Pakistan be party to the Saudi-Yemen conflict?A statement from PM Nawaz’s office said “Pakistan remains firmly committed to supporting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Saudi Arabia in accordance with the aspirations of the people of Pakistan,
while also emphasising that Pakistan stands committed to playing a meaningful role in arresting the deteriorating situation in the Middle East.”It was earlier noted that CNN had apologised to Pakistan for reporting that Pakistani fighter jets had taken part in the fighting in Yemen. Pakistan was named among other countries who were part of the Operation Decisive Storm.Many took to Twitter to question the reasoning behind Pakistan’s flag present among the other coalition states.
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The civil-military leadership is keen on testing the newly-acquired JF-17 Thunder fighter jets in the Saudi-led intervention in Yemen, while the Kingdom has also expressed interest in trained personnel from Pakistan’s Armed Forces, sources present at a high-level meeting at the PM House confirmed.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif presided over a meeting on Thursday to discuss the situation pertaining to the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen.With the deputy air chief present in the visiting delegation, sources from the PM House confirmed that civil military leadership was interested to see their JF17 Thunder’s used in KSA. He was further assigned the task to assess what could be offered to the Kingdom.Although Saudi Arabia does not require air force equipment,
they expressed interest in well trained personnel from the Pakistan Air Force who could offer their services to Saudi Arabia.Thursday’s meeting comprising Khawaja Asif, Sartaj Aziz and representatives of the armed forces are said to brief PM Nawaz about their talks with the Saudi leadership and what proposals and decisions were put forward.Read: Political solution for Yemen: Pakistan to mount diplomatic pushAccording to sources, Chief of General Staff Let General Ashfaq Nadeem has briefed the premier about meeting with his counterpart in Saudi Arabia.
Nadeem reportedly received details of how the armed forces of both countries should cooperate and at what time Pakistan will dispatch its troops to the Kingdom.Sources added that chief of general staff was instructed to find out more about Saudi Arabia’s requirements how far Pakistan can meet them.Nadeem previously served as DG Military Operations in Pakistan and has acquired relevant experience to assess the requirements, should the country need to deploy troops in the Kingdom.During his interaction with the Kingdom’s authorities they revealed their military requirements, the strength required,
time frame and equipment needed, the mode of training that will be used and how the forces will coordinate.All Parties Conference on YemenAn All Parties Conference (APC) will be called upon after a consensus was reached regarding the government’s decision to send troops to the Kingdom.Sources further said that once the APC was called to be formed by PM Nawaz, it would signal the movement of Pakistan’s forces to the Kingdom
The sources concluded that although plans of sending troops to Saudi Arabia were finalised, the movement of forces, equipment and other requirements would be finalised during the meeting.Evacuation under way More Pakistanis arrived at Aden port on Thursday ready to be brought back home via a Chinese navy vessel, according to Express News.A PIA flight led by Captain Sadiq Rehman departed from Karachi on Wednesday to bring back 215 stranded Pakistanis from Yemen after they made their way from Aden port to Djibouti.
Yemen imbroglio: Pakistan mulls limited mission for Saudi securityPakistan faces dilemma whether to join the Saudi Arabia led coalition or to stay out of it at the expense of angering its old ally which is also a provider of huge financial support.Read: 600 Pakistanis reach Hudaidah safely from the Yemeni war-torn capitalWith many Pakistanis still stranded in the conflict-torn country, and several who have had their passports seized; a high power military huddle on Monday
decided to initiate a diplomatic offensive to facilitate a political solution to the worsening security crisis in the Arabian Peninsula.Read: Pakistan should play negotiator’s role rather than take part in Yemen war, says ImranPakistan flag displayed among Saudi-led coalition statesAs a Saudi military spokesperson briefed journalists on the Yemen campaign, what came to be of greater interest was Pakistan’s flag among the other ten flags behind him. The visual surfaces at a time when there is no official confirmation whether Pakistan will be part of the coalition led by Saudi Arabia in
Yemen.
A photograph released by Saudi Brigadier General Ahmed Asiri after his discussion on the Operation ‘Decisive Storm’ started making the rounds on social media.The photograph shows Asiri at the news briefing with 11 flags displayed behind him, including those of Pakistan and Saudi Arabia.
As the coalition’s air power targeted Yemen for the fourth day, Asiri said that there would be no safe haven for the militias in Yemen, the Saudi Press Agency reported.Since the Saudi-led intervention in Yemen began, Pakistan maintained that it had not joined the military coalition nor has it sent any military personnel to actively participate in any operation against the militia in Yemen.
A final decision on the matter can only be made once the high-level delegation which was involved in talks with Saudi officials on Wednesday brief Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif about the proposals and actions to be taken.Once the photograph started making its rounds on social media, it was questioned why the flag was present among the others to which the spokesperson at the Foreign Office told a local newspaper“I cannot speak for the government of Saudi Arabia. It is for them to comment on Pakistan’s flag amongst others at the press conference.
Our views are very clear as have been articulated time and again and most recently by the PM himself.”Read: Should Pakistan be party to the Saudi-Yemen conflict?A statement from PM Nawaz’s office said “Pakistan remains firmly committed to supporting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Saudi Arabia in accordance with the aspirations of the people of Pakistan,
while also emphasising that Pakistan stands committed to playing a meaningful role in arresting the deteriorating situation in the Middle East.”It was earlier noted that CNN had apologised to Pakistan for reporting that Pakistani fighter jets had taken part in the fighting in Yemen. Pakistan was named among other countries who were part of the Operation Decisive Storm.Many took to Twitter to question the reasoning behind Pakistan’s flag present among the other coalition states.
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