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Pakistan Army Chief visits Saudi Arabia

Sir , winds of change.
Na yar this is quite a serious push on the part of Saudiz. The difficulty for Pakistan is to balance the relationship so that both parties are kept reasonably happy. The iranian angle might be the gas line while the Saudi angle might be an alternative source of arms and security. This would be a tight rope to walk for Pakistan
 
Na yar this is quite a serious push on the part of Saudiz. The difficulty for Pakistan is to balance the relationship so that both parties are kept reasonably happy. The iranian angle might be the gas line while the Saudi angle might be an alternative source of arms and security. This would be a tight rope to walk for Pakistan

All that being said. Obama is going to visit SA quite soon to strengthen ties so I dont think there will be a split between the lovers yet.
I believe the focus will be on the current talks with perhaps some discussion of furthering our ties with the Saudis in defence.
 
All that being said. Obama is going to visit SA quite soon to strengthen ties so I dont think there will be a split between the lovers yet.
I believe the focus will be on the current talks with perhaps some discussion of furthering our ties with the Saudis in defence.
Sir, Obama visit is to clear the dust. Suadi feel insecure, because of recent US policies in regards to Persian Gulf countries. American believe in, no forever friends and no forever enemy, just watch the country interest.
Well, Suadi desperately want nuclear arsonel. That's one of the reason they are taking much interest in JF17, nuclear capable plane. They even willing to buy the whole assembly line. Otherwise they have top of line fighters, but non are built to carry small nuclear weapons.
A perception .....
Saudi Arabia’s frustration with the Iranian deal has little to do with nuclear weapons, and everything to do with insecurity, says F. Gregory Gause III, a professor of Middle Eastern politics at the University of Vermont. “It comes from a profound and exaggerated fear that a nuclear deal with Iran is a prelude to an American-Iranian geopolitical agreement that in essence leaves Iran as the dominant power in Lebanon, Syria and Iraq.”

Read more: Iran Deal Leads Saudi Arabia to Consider Nuclear Options | TIME.com http://world.time.com/2013/11/26/saudi-arabia-considers-nuclear-weapons-after-irans-geneva-deal/#ixzz2sZMw7vr4
 
Doesn't the COAS have to get permission from the civilian leadership before he leaves the country?
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His visit is delayed but why on earth one after another is rushing to Pakistan what the hell is going on man
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As Americans and NATO Forces come closer to leaving Afghanistan , there will be more and more frenzied visits to tie up the loose ends and decide how to fill the vacuum that will be created with NATO's Exit.

As 2014 closes you will see more and more of these visits because a lot of decisions will be made at last minute and on an Ad Hoc basis and situation will remain very fluid with last minute changes that will prompt more meetings.
 
All that being said. Obama is going to visit SA quite soon to strengthen ties so I dont think there will be a split between the lovers yet.
I believe the focus will be on the current talks with perhaps some discussion of furthering our ties with the Saudis in defence.

Oscar Correct me if I am wrong please, but as far as I know all GCC oil transaction must take place in American dollars and all money must be kept in Americans banks. In exchange House of Saud gets to stay in power.

Having said that what makes you or any other member think they will invest in our defense industry and upset uncle Sam.

If these visits results in us selling our equipment and bring in dollars and jobs for Pakistan two thumbs up, but I have my doubts.
 
Oscar Correct me if I am wrong please, but as far as I know all GCC oil transaction must take place in American dollars and all money must be kept in Americans banks. In exchange House of Saud gets to stay in power.

Having said that what makes you or any other member think they will invest in our defense industry and upset uncle Sam.

If these visits results in us selling our equipment and bring in dollars and jobs for Pakistan two thumbs up, but I have my doubts.
I doubt this will bring any large deals.. I see more ups and downs for the current war on terror rather than any relation to Saudi Defence deals.
 
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@Imran Khan : why Gen.Kyani didn't visit KSA for last 2 years of his job, I was listening Dr. Shahid Masood last night and he said that some thing was wrong between Saudi's and General Kyani while Gen. Raheel made his first foreign visit to KSA ???
 
Pak-Saudi military drill on the cards

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif is said to have discussed with the Saudi authorities the generalities of a joint military exercise that may take place this year, during his maiden official visit to Saudi Arabia concluded Friday.
Pakistan and Saudi Arabia’s joint military exercise SAMSAM-IV was last held in September-October 2011 whereas the joint naval exercise was held in January last year.
“The selection of name, time and place for the military exercise is under consideration. As of now, both sides have agreed to conduct combined military manoeuvres in the ongoing year,” said an intelligence insider requesting not to be named. He said the army chief discussed the issue during his meetings with the Saudi Armed Forces chief General Hussain Bin Abdullah Al Qubayyal and Saudi army chief Lieutenant General Eid Bin Awadh Al Shalwi on Wednesday.
Whether the military exercise would be in sequel to SAMSAM exercises or it would be held under a separate name, also remains to be decided, the source added.
Started Tuesday night, Gen Raheel Sharif’s three-day visit to Saudi Arabia took place amid the reports that Saudi Arabia was acting as a mediator between the government and security establishment for Gen (r) Pervez Musharraf’s ‘safe’ exit from Pakistan to skip the treason trial. The COAS visit, his first ever since assuming the incumbent charge, concluded yesterday (Friday) which conspicuously coincided with an all important hearing in a Special Court here against Musharraf regarding the treason trial. The court had recently issued the former dictator’s bailable arrest warrants for not appearing before the court despite being ordered to, and had fixed February 7 the date for hearing the related case. The Special Court has warned that Musharraf’s non-bail-able arrests warrants would be issued should he refuse to appear before the court on February 18.
However, the intelligence official insists, Raheel Sharif’s visit was planned in December’s first week as part of his official commitments soon after Sharif took over as army chief last November 29.
The Saudi Embassy’s Spokesman in Islamabad Baddar Alotaibi on Thursday expressed inability to comment on Saudi Arabia’s presumed role in Musharraf’s treason trial issue. On military cooperation between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, he said, without getting into the specifications, both the states have initiated a host of bilateral projects in defence and strategic sectors. “Pakistan and Saudi Arabia enjoy brotherly relations and are cooperating in different areas of mutual interests,” he told this correspondent in a brief telephonic conversation Thursday.
Earlier on Wednesday, the Pakistan’s military had said, Gen Raheel Sharif was conferred King Abdul Aziz Medal of Excellence. He also held separate meetings with Saudi Crown Prince Salman Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud, Saudi Deputy Interior Minister Abdul Rahman Bin Ali Al Rubaian and Saudi armed forces and military chiefs. These meetings, according to a press release, focused on defence and security cooperation, regional stability and steps towards strengthening bonds between the two countries.
Apart from Saudi Arabia, the source said, deliberations are also under way for joint military exercises with China and Turkey in the ongoing year. Pak-Turk Joint Training Exercise Attaturk-VII was held in September 2011 and Sino-Pak Joint Military Exercise YOUYI-IV was held in Pakistan in November 2011.

Pak-Saudi military drill on the cards
 
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