Islamabad, Feb. 20 (TNS): Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said he will take the Parliament into confidence over deployment of troops to Saudi Arabia.
In an interview to private news channel, he said that Pakistani troops had an advisory role in Saudi Arabia and they were there for the last 30 years with their number changing.
Around 2500 Pakistani troops were imparting training in Saudi Arabia, he added.
The prime minister said he would also take the parliament into confidence on the matter. Pakistan would support any other country wishing to take benefit from its expertise in the war against terrorism, he added.
To a question, he said it was being forecasted that the government’s days were numbered but it was now established that it would complete its tenure.
However, challenges were always there, which the government would face, he added. Asked about Iran’s decision to hand over Chahbahar Port to India, he said if it was a fact then it was wrong, and Pakistan would take it up with Iran. But he added that Iran had always termed both Gwadar and Chahbahar ports complimentary ports.
