Pakistan Deploys 1,671 Troops to Saudi Arabia
Ami Rojkes Dombe
| 14/03/2018
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Pakistani Defense Minister Khurram Dastgir confirmed on Tuesday that 1,671 Pakistani armed forces personnel have been deployed in Saudi Arabia, followed by 629 in Qatar and 66 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), The Frontier Post reports.
In a written reply to the National Assembly, Dastgir said that 912 personnel are deployed under Saudi Ministry of Defense while 759 are under the Ministry of Interior of the kingdom.
The minister added that 742 out of 912 personnel belong to the Army, 108 are from the Navy and 62 are from the Air Force. Out of the 759 officials working under the Ministry of Interior, 653 are from the Army, 56 from naval forces, and 50 from the Air Force.
The Pakistani forces are serving in seven other countries, the minister mentioned. After Saudi Arabia, the highest number of Pakistani military personnel is deployed in Qatar with a total of 629: 155 from the Army, 433 from the Navy and 107 from the Air Force. Furthermore, only one Pakistani soldier is deployed in Australia, 15 in Bahrain, four in Brunei and six in Jordan.
https://youtu.be/0w7vJdVXXzY
Pakistani Defense Minister Khurram Dastgir confirmed on Tuesday that 1,671 Pakistani armed forces personnel have been deployed in Saudi Arabia, followed by 629 in Qatar and 66 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), The Frontier Post reports.
In a written reply to the National Assembly, Dastgir said that 912 personnel are deployed under Saudi Ministry of Defense while 759 are under the Ministry of Interior of the kingdom.
The minister added that 742 out of 912 personnel belong to the Army, 108 are from the Navy and 62 are from the Air Force. Out of the 759 officials working under the Ministry of Interior, 653 are from the Army, 56 from naval forces, and 50 from the Air Force.
The Pakistani forces are serving in seven other countries, the minister mentioned. After Saudi Arabia, the highest number of Pakistani military personnel is deployed in Qatar with a total of 629: 155 from the Army, 433 from the Navy and 107 from the Air Force. Furthermore, only one Pakistani soldier is deployed in Australia, 15 in Bahrain, four in Brunei and six in Jordan.
