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The recent $1.5 billion dollars 'gift' from Saudis was more of a handout to Nawaz Sharif and not the country, as the Saudis didn't provide a single dollar in aid during the five years of the PPP government. However, the Saudis have sent billions of dollars in aid to Pakistan over the last two...

Lets ask the obvious question.Where was the US when Saudis were busy creating and funding the ISIS/Daesh monster? Sitting by the sidelines and hoping for Assad's demise? Has the US not learnt anything from its mistakes? Thankfully, our establishment seems to have finally learnt an important...

Nation No to Proxy Wars It maybe time for the House of Sharif to pay back the House of Saud, but Pakistanis are certainly not falling prey to Raiwind’s spin that there is a danger to Saudi Arabia’s territorial integrity/existence or that the Holy cities of Mecca and Medina are under any form of...

Nation Jalees Hazir It is not hard to see that our brother countries killing civilians in Yemen are little more than pieces of chess being played by the the US. Yet our leaders of opinion in the parliament and media don’t seem ready to reckon with this uncomfortable reality. They’d rather...

Nation There are several apprehensions and arguments about whether or not Pakistan should send its troops to support Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in its offensive against Yemen. According to the prevalent narrative, Saudi Arabia, a brotherly Muslim country having long-term strategic relations with...

Now that's a good joke. :)

Nation Samson Sharaf Yemen in the past hundred years has been through repeated turmoil. This includes the division of Yemen and the war begun by President Nasser of Egypt. Egyptian historians refer to the Egyptian-Russo intervention from 1962-1970 as their Vietnam. Though, on a timeline it...

The fact that there are local supporters like Lashkar e Jhangvi, Fazlullah and ASWJ on the payroll of their Saudi masters does not excuse the master. And it's no coincidence that Fazlullah ended up seeking refuge in the Saudi- funded militant bastion of kunar and nuristan. Stooges like...

Saudi- funded Lashkar e Jhangvi along with TTP was responsible for attacking GHQ in 2009. It's funny that Saudis are now asking the same GHQ for military support! How can we send our soldiers to help a country that has been busy funding Salafi-inspired militant groups targeting our soldiers and...

The Nation In the wake of the worsening crisis in Yemen and Saudi Arabia’s decision to secure its influence through air strikes on the former, Pakistan became part of the story. The news about Pakistan’s possible participation in the air strikes against Yemen created ripples at home and for the...

Express Tribune Some context, to start with: Mr Nawaz Sharif is Prime Minister of Pakistan — his third try. His second ended in Jeddah, whence a long, loving bond was established. He returned in 2007 (two years early, despite Lebanon’s Saad Hariri tut-tutting to the contrary). What’s different...

The Pakistani establishment is not blind to Saudi role in promoting proxy militants in our backyard.

It boggles the mind to see the Saudis begging for our help. After all Saudi has done to destabilize our backyard, it has the cheek to ask for our military's support. The Saudis should know that we are not stupid. The establishment is well aware of Saudi role in exporting its toxic Salafi...

It boggles the mind to see the Saudis begging for our help. After all Saudi has done to destabilize our backyard, it has the cheek to ask for our military's support. The Saudis should know that we are not stupid. The establishment is well aware of Saudi role in exporting its toxic Salafi...

DAWN The rapid advances made by the coalition of the Shia Houthi militia and the forces loyal to former president Ali Abdullah Saleh meant that in addition to Sana’a, it is also now in (at least) partial control of Aden. In marching on to Aden the coalition has clearly crossed what was...

Express Tribune Saudi Arabia began air strikes in Yemen on Thursday to defend the government of President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi from advancing Houthi rebels. Read: 39 dead in Saudi-led Yemen strikes: health officials Here’s why Pakistan should rule out any participation in the fighting: 1...

DAWN Federal Defence Minister Khawaja Asif in the National Assembly elucidated Pakistan's role in the Yemen conflict, saying Pakistan has only pledged to safeguard the territorial integrity of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). He stressed on Pakistan's role as 'facilitator' to end the...

John Boyd ISIS isn't the long term problem, Saudi Arabia is Here's a new way to think about something that should be obvious... To the politicians in DC and financiers in New York, Saudi Arabia is an island of stability in a sea of chaos. A reliable ally, willing to keep the oil flowing, year...

DAWN ISLAMABAD: Coming in the backdrop of anger in Saudi Arabia over its criticism in Pakistan, the surprise ‘invitation’ for Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif from Riyadh has left many wondering about the agenda of the trip. The Prime Minister’s Office had in a late night announcement on Friday...

DAWN KARACHI: A US official in a cable sent to the State Department stated that “financial support estimated at nearly 100 million USD annually was making its way to Deobandi and Salafi/Wahabi clerics in south Punjab from organisations in Saudi Arabia ostensibly with the direct support of that...