Pakistan PM Adviser: Attacks from Afghanistan on Pakistan are Attacks on Saudi Arabia

DID Press: Rana Sanaullah, political adviser to Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, said that under the newly signed defense pact between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, any attack by militants from Afghanistan soil against Pakistan will be considered an attack on Saudi Arabia.

In an interview with Geo News, Sanaullah said the agreement deals a significant blow to Pakistan’s long-time rival, India.

He added that under the pact, an attack on Saudi Arabia is treated as an attack on Pakistan, and vice versa.

“Now, following this agreement, any terrorist attack from Afghanistan targeting Pakistan will also be considered an attack on Saudi Arabia, and we will respond in the same way we did during Operation Marque against India,” said Sanaullah.

Pakistani officials have repeatedly claimed that attacks within their territory are planned from Afghanistan soil. However, Taliban caretaker government has rejected these allegations, stressing that Afghanistan is not responsible for Pakistan’s “security failures.”