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Pakistan Deploys Fighter Jets and Military Personnel in Saudi Arabia Amid US-Iran Ceasefire Talks
- On Saturday, Pakistani military units including fighter jets arrived at King Abdulaziz Air Base in Saudi Arabia, the Ministry of Defense announced, deploying aircraft to enhance joint operational readiness between the two nations.
- The deployment operates under the Strategic Mutual Defense Agreement signed September 17, 2025, which stipulates that "any aggression against either country shall be considered an aggression against both."
- Following an April 6 Iranian strike on the Jubail petrochemicals complex that raised retaliation concerns, Pakistan deployed the units to reassure Riyadh, with an official stating they were "not there to attack anyone."
- Riyadh provides vital financial support to Islamabad, including a $6 billion package announced in 2018, as the cash-strapped nation balances security obligations with ongoing mediation efforts involving Turkey and Egypt.
- Relations between Saudi Arabia and the UAE have soured in recent years amid disputes over Yemen and Sudan, complicating broader regional mediation efforts to address the ongoing war in the Middle East.
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Pakistan has sent troops to Saudi Arabia to consolidate the defence of the kingdom, on the basis of a defence agreement between the two countries, announced the Minister of Defence's health on the day that Islamabad is conducting negotiations for the end of the war between Iran and the US and Israel, informs Reuters. Pakistani and other aircraft.
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