Pakistan Offers Aid to Saudis if Attacked
United Press International
MANAMA, Bahrain —
Pakistan has offered to come to the aid of Saudi Arabia if Israel attacks its new Chinese ballistic missile bases, a Saudi newspaper said Saturday.
The Riyadh-based Saudi Gazette quoted a Foreign Ministry spokesman in Islamabad as saying “any threat against the security of Saudi Arabia will be regarded as a threat against the security of the entire Muslim nation.”
The Pakistani spokesman expressed “full backing” to Saudi Arabia against “recent threats” from Israel.
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