{"id":39870,"date":"2013-07-05T11:21:42","date_gmt":"2013-07-05T08:21:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/?p=39870"},"modified":"2013-07-05T11:21:42","modified_gmt":"2013-07-05T08:21:42","slug":"after-backing-military-coup-in-egypt-saudi-says-wont-interfere-in-pakistans-internal-affairs-39870","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/after-backing-military-coup-in-egypt-saudi-says-wont-interfere-in-pakistans-internal-affairs-39870\/","title":{"rendered":"After backing military coup in Egypt, Saudi says won\u2019t interfere in Pakistan\u2019s internal affairs"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Saudi Arabia\u2019s King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz. File Pic<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Saudi Arabia, which has always had close ties with Pakistan\u2019s military and powerhouses, has said the country won\u2019t interfere in Pakistan\u2019s domestic affairs.<\/h1>\n

Islamabad, July 5\/Nationalturk – After backing the military coup in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, which has always had close ties with Pakistan\u2019s military and powerhouses, said the country has nothing to do with domestic affairs of Pakistan.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have no agenda with regard to Pakistan\u2019s domestic affairs. We want to make it clear that Saudi Arabia has nothing to do with domestic affairs in Pakistan,\u201d Saudi envoy to Pakistan Dr Abdul Aziz Ibrahim bin Saleh Al-Ghadeer told reporters during a function at Saudi mission, in Pakistan capital yesterday.<\/p>\n

Assuring Pakistan of Saudi Arabia\u2019s full support, he said, \u201cWe stand with our brethren in Pakistan in every thick and thin. Ever since Pakistan came into being in 1947, the ties between the two countries been gaining strength. We are one nation with two countries\u201d.<\/p>\n

Some political leaders and activists in Pakistan are not happy with Saudi Arabia\u2019s stand over backing the military coup in Egypt. The Egyptian military ousted elected president Morsi in a coup on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

They fear that in case Pakistan military makes such an effort to dislodge elected government of Nawaz Sharif, Saudi Arabia can back the army and thus give legitimacy to the \u2018military coup\u2019.<\/p>\n

\u2018Saudi govt enjoyed strong ties with Pakistani people\u2019<\/h2>\n

The envoy said Saudi government had always enjoyed best ties with people of Pakistan irrespective of any government. \u201cMany governments came into power in Pakistan but Saudi-Pakistan relationship kept on flourishing on the people-to-people level\u201d.<\/p>\n

When asked whether Saudi government is making behind-the-scene efforts to get Pakistan\u2019s former military ruler General (Retd) Parvez Musharraf released from prison, he said \u201cIt is the internal affairs of Pakistan and I don\u2019t want to comment on it\u201d.<\/p>\n

There have been speculations that Saudi Arabia\u2019s King is making behind-the-scene efforts to press Nawaz Sharif to release Musharraf and send him into exile, preferably in Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n

Saudi government had always had good relations with Pakistan\u2019s military and whoseoever was in power in the country. Whenever, Pakistan government is in trouble, the behind-the-scene efforts are held in Saudi Arabia to resolve the issue.<\/p>\n

‘No schedule finalized for Pakistan PM\u2019s visit to kingdom’<\/h3>\n

Asked when will Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif visit Saudi Arabia, Al-Ghadeer said no schedule has been finalised about his visit to Saudi Arabia as yet.<\/p>\n

He, however, said economic cooperation would come under discussion when Nawaz visits Saudi Arabia. \u201cThe Pakistan PM can discuss any subject with King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz, who views Pakistan\u2019s leader as his brother,\u201d he said and rejected media reports that Saudi government was to offer any economic package to Pakistan.<\/p>\n

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Faiz Ahmad \/ NationalTurk Pakistan News<\/strong><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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