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About economic benefits for the country, the sources said the Pakistani authorities were interested in receiving sureties from Saudi Arabia at the forum of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) on some important issues. They said that if Pakistan joins the Saudi forces, then the GCC should ensure that when Pakistan feels threatened by India, then the GCC would not only slap restrictions on Indian employees working in the region but also support Pakistan on many fronts.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 6th, 2015.
This has no bearing. Backstabbing is quite common among third world countries.
Empty promises for "future" are seldom paid. History is a testimony to that.
If Pakistan really wanted to go in, then Pakistanis should ask Saudis to pay Pakistan 500 billion dollars upfront. Cash.
Saudi Arabia has about 800 billion dollars in foreign reserves and trillions of dollars in sovereign funds and foreign investments in West, sitting on top of an ocean of oil and gas worth nearly 100 trillion dollars in addition to making huge amount of money off the tens of millions of pilgrims each year (religious tourism).
Paying Pakistan 500 billion dollars would barely dent their finances.
But for Pakistan, it would be a change in destiny. All for a few troops stationed in Saudi Arabia to prevent a few bandits crossing over from Yemen or prevent a coup by Saudi military.
With such a payment Pakistan can pay off all its foreign debts for which Pakistan spends over 40% of its national budget each year to service its interests payments. And it can build a world class infrastructure for health, education, transportation, energy and finance.
But offering Pakistani soldiers as canon fodders for pittance and an empty future promise over emotional reasons, only damages Pakistan's national interests.
At least if you want to stand along side a draconian kingdom, do it for proper pay.