Raheel Sharif to discuss military affairs as Saudi-led alliance meeting kicks off

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Raheel Sharif to discuss military affairs as Saudi-led alliance meeting kicks off
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Published: November 26, 2017
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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman opened the inaugural meeting of the Islamic Military Coalition’s ministers of defence held in Riyadh on Sunday.

In his speech, Prince Mohammed reaffirmed the 41-country coalition’s firm commitment to battle terrorism.

“We will not allow them [terrorists] to distort our peaceful religion.Today we are sending a strong message that we are working together to fight terrorism.”

The meeting is held under the slogan “allied against terrorism”. This is the first time the coalition meets in the Saudi capital city which established the coalition around two years ago.

“Today we affirm that we will pursue terrorism until it is eradicated completely,” the crown price added.

Pakistan nears its moment of truth

An Al Arabiya correspondent reported that the coalition’s military commander Raheel Sharif will discuss military-related affairs, such as securing resources, exchanging military information and encouraging member states to build strengthen military capabilities to combat terrorism and deter violence.

It will be attended by the coalition’s ministers of defence, envoys and delegations from supporting countries and experts in the field of the coalition’s work, and it will discuss means to combat the financing of terrorism and specify future frameworks to unify efforts to eliminate terrorism and maintain international peace and security.

Saudi-led military alliance to formally shape up by end of next year

Minister of State for Media Affairs Dr Mohammad al Momani will address the meeting on behalf of the Jordanian ministry.

Governor of the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority Ahmed bin Abdel-Karim al Kholaify will also deliver a speech during the meeting as the coalition aims to coordinate with relevant parties to combat funding terrorism in member states, promote better practices and develop legal and organisational frameworks.

This article originally appeared on AlArabiya

 

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Saudi-led coalition to assist member countries in counter-terrorism operations: Gen Raheel
AP | Dawn.comUpdated November 26, 2017

Saudi Crown Prince and Defence Minister Mohammed bin Salman (C) posing for a group picture with other defence ministers of the 41-member Saudi-led anti-terror force. — AFP

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Sunday opened the first high-level meeting of a kingdom-led coalition of Muslim nations against terrorism in Riyadh.

The inaugural meeting of the Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition (IMCTC) Ministers of Defence Council is being held under the theme of ‘Allied Against Terrorism’.

“A number of our member countries are under tremendous pressure while fighting well established terrorist organisations due to capacity shortages of their armed forces and law enforcement agencies," said Pakistan’s former army chief and the coalition’s military commander, Gen Raheel Sharif, at the event.
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Gen. Raheel Sharif, the Military Commander of the #IMCTC: “A number of our member countries are under tremendous pressure while fighting well established terrorist organizations due to capacity shortages of their armed forces and law enforcement agencies".#AlliedAgainstTerrorism
"The IMCTC will act as a platform to assist member countries in their counter terrorism operations through intelligence sharing and capacity building."

Addressing the defense ministers and other high-ranking officials, the Saudi crown prince said that Sunday’s meeting sends “a strong signal that we are going to work together and coordinate together to support each other.”

However, the alliance doesn’t include Iran, Iraq or Syria, while member nation Qatar sent no one to attend the one-day Riyadh gathering amid a diplomatic standoff between Doha and four Arab nations led by the kingdom.

“The biggest danger of this terrorism and extremism is the tarnishing of our beloved religion's reputation [...] We will not allow this to happen,” said the royal who has been the driving force behind this coalition. “Today, we start the pursuit of terrorism and we see its defeat in many facets around, the world especially in Muslim countries. We will continue to fight it until we see its defeat.”

The crown prince also offered his condolences to Egypt, which suffered an attack on Friday by Islamic militants on a mosque in northern Sinai that killed 305 people.

“This is indeed a painful event and it is a recurrent and strong reminder the dangers of this terrorism,” he said.

The alliance described as a “41-nation pan-Islamic coalition” was announced in December 2015.

Pakistan was part of the initial list of 34 countries that had agreed to become part of the coalition.

Gen Raheel Sharif joined the alliance as its top commander in April this year. According to IMCTC, the former chief "presents the Military Domain, which aims to assist in the coordination, of resourcing and planning of military CT operations, facilitate the secure sharing of information, and encourage military CT capacity and capability building."

Core areas that the IMCTC seeks to address have been identified as ideology, communications, counter terrorist financing and military.

Saudi-led military alliance targeting terror, not a country or sect: Raheel Sharif
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Published: November 26, 2017
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Former Pakistan Army chief Gen (retd) Raheel Sharif, now the commander of the Saudi-led Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition (IMCTC), said on Sunday that the alliance’s sole objective was to counter terrorism and it was not against any country or sect.

“All individual states are making efforts against the menace of terrorism, but the required level of synergy and resources is lacking,” he said at the inaugural meeting of the coalition’s ministers of defence in Riyadh.

“The IMCTC will support its partners mainly through intelligence sharing and capacity building,” he added.

Saudi-led military alliance to formally shape up by end of next year

He noted that the Muslim world had suffered the most because of the menace of terrorism and in the last six years alone, more than 70 per cent of all deaths attributed to terrorism, had occurred in Muslim countries.

“[The] fight against a faceless enemy with an extremist ideology is complex and challenging, requiring collaboration. Pakistan has turned the tide and has has defeated the menace,” he remarked.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman opened the meeting of the IMCTC’s ministers of defence.

In his speech, Prince Mohammed reaffirmed the 41-country coalition’s firm commitment to battle terrorism.

“We will not allow them [terrorists] to distort our peaceful religion.Today we are sending a strong message that we are working together to fight terrorism.”

The meeting is held under the slogan “allied against terrorism”. This is the first time the coalition meets in the Saudi capital city which established the coalition around two years ago.

“Today we affirm that we will pursue terrorism until it is eradicated completely,” the crown price added.

Pakistan nears its moment of truth

An Al Arabiya correspondent reported that the coalition’s military commander, Raheel Sharif, would discuss military-related affairs, such as securing resources, exchanging military information and encouraging member states to build strengthen military capabilities to combat terrorism and deter violence.

The meeting is being attended by the coalition’s ministers of defence, envoys and delegations from supporting countries and experts in the field of the coalition’s work. It will discuss means to combat the financing of terrorism and specify future frameworks to unify efforts to eliminate terrorism and maintain international peace and security.

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[BATMAN]

it seems ale Saudi is trolling those... who stood against the alliance.

 

[TheBlackCoat]

IMCTC and Asian NATO (Japan, Korea, Australia and ASEAN) are going to be the most influential organizations in the 21st century.

 

[PaklovesTurkiye]

To counter hostile US/INDIA adventure....we need Saudis support.

IMCTC and Asian NATO (Japan, Korea, Australia and ASEAN) are going to be the most influential organizations in the 21st century.

S. Korea and Philippine will join Asian Nato....????

the president of both countries are not quite fond of alliances/aggressiveness especially when it comes to China....No?

 

[TheBlackCoat]

S. Korea and Philippine will join Asian Nato....????

the president of both countries are not quite fond of alliances/aggressiveness especially when it comes to China....No?

Yes they would but India needs to be kept out of this group. Indian would sell anything and everything for a dime. They are unreliable partners.

 

[PaklovesTurkiye]

Yes they would but India needs to be kept out of this group. Indian would sell anything and everything for a dime. They are unreliable partners.

They are close to Russians as well...

 

[Incog_nito]

Seems that war is going on a full-swing in KSA and around. Now Pakistan, seems to be on the verge of it internally and may be externally too!

 

[TheBlackCoat]

They are close to Russians as well...

The evil axis of Russia, North Korea, India, Iran and Turkey needs to be confronted by IMCTC and Asian NATO (Japan, Korea, Australia, Pakistan and ASEAN) with the active support of US & China in the 21st century.

 

[Big Tank]

And once again, our growing youth will suffer from the consequences these generals and politicians created to earn dollars and riyals bringing the unwanted situation to our doorsteps.

 

[Hakikat ve Hikmet]

Does the General want to return to Pak like Eisenhower or de Gaulle?????

 

[friendly_troll96]

is this real IMCTC handle?
https://twitter.com/imctc_en

 

[PaklovesTurkiye]

And once again, our growing youth will suffer from the consequences these generals and politicians created to earn dollars and riyals bringing the unwanted situation to our doorsteps.

Lets not create hype, dear...People are not stupid. Everyone will see according to their own perspective.

But I believe...Leaving this alliance for sake of Iran is absolutely the dumbest thing Pakistan can ever do in foreign politics/diplomacy.

 

[Big Tank]

Lets not create hype, dear...People are not stupid. Everyone will see according to their own perspective.

But I believe...Leaving this alliance for sake of Iran is absolutely the dumbest thing Pakistan can ever do in foreign politics/diplomacy.

Same things were said while licking the american a** during Afghan occupation You think its really a CT alliance?

 

[PaklovesTurkiye]

Same things were said while licking the american a** during Afghan occupation You think its reall a CT alliance?

So, going by your logic, Saudis licked Pakistan's *** when they supported us in our nuclear program when we got sanctioned by US?

C'mon...It will be good for Pakistanis to be in this alliance when Turks, Indonesians etc are all in this.