RAWALPINDI: Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (DG ISPR) Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry has confirmed the presence of Pakistani military personnel in Saudi Arabia.
In an interview with international news network CNN, Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have maintained defence relations for several decades, with Pakistani troops also stationed in Saudi Arabia for decades.
He said Pakistani military personnel deployed in Saudi Arabia under the Mecca Agreement belong to different domains.
According to the DG ISPR, defence cooperation between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia has continued for a long time, while the Mecca Agreement has further strengthened defence ties between the two countries.