Shafaqna Pakistan: The Pakistan’s military’s top leadership on Tuesday strongly condemned the recent attacks on Saudi Arabia’s petrochemical and industrial facilities, terming them an unnecessary escalation that could undermine ongoing diplomatic efforts to resolve the Middle East conflict peacefully, according to a statement by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).
The stance was expressed during the 274th Corps Commanders’ Conference held at the General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi, chaired by Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Defence Forces Field Marshal Asim Munir, the military’s media wing said.
“The forum noted with concern and strongly condemned the latest attacks on the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s petrochemical and industrial complex as an unnecessary escalation that could derail sincere efforts to resolve the conflict through peaceful means,” the ISPR statement added.
It further noted that restraint and calibration so far exhibited by KSA, despite grave provocations, enabled mediation and diplomatic resolution; however, such unwarranted aggressions have serious repercussions, to spoil the ongoing peaceful options and conducive environment.
Earlier in the day, the Pakistan’s Foreign Office also denounced attacks on energy facilities in Saudi Arabia, terming them a “serious violation” of the country’s territorial integrity and a “dangerous escalation” in the ongoing war in the Middle East.
Pakistan and Saudi Arabia last year signed a “Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement” in Riyadh, under which any attack on either country would be regarded as an act of aggression against both.
Source: The News
