Pakistan and the Islamic Coalition

[BATMAN]

http://hilal.gov.pk/index.php/layouts/item/2000-pakistan-and-the-islamic-coalition

worth reading

 

[SarthakGanguly]

Md. Iqbal would have been proud. Is this the first serious such Union of the Islamic World since the 1920s?

 

[Valar Dohaeris]

Md. Iqbal would have been proud. Is this the first serious such Union of the Islamic World since the 1920s?

Kinda, though there have been serious attempts in this regard on different occasions.

 

[SarthakGanguly]

Kinda, though there have been serious attempts in this regard on different occasions.

Good luck. Is this purely strategic or will there be a religious legitimization as well?

 

[Valar Dohaeris]

Good luck. Is this purely strategic or will there be a religious legitimization as well?

Thank you. And sorry, I am unable to apprehend the question in full. Could you please explain it in detail ?

 

[cloud4000]

Let's be clear that this so-called Islamic Coalition is a misnomer, as it doesn't include Iran and other Shia countries. It's more appropriate to call it the Sunnis Islamic Coalition. And it's sole purpose is to counter Iran and its influence in the region.

 

[BATMAN]

Why are indians so upset about exclusion of Iran?

 

[Matirpola]

Why are indians so upset about exclusion of Iran?

They couldn't be happier.

Good luck. Is this purely strategic or will there be a religious legitimization as well?

Just a coalition to protect Saudi interests.

 

[Jungibaaz]

A true coalition for now is a pipe dream. And until and unless Iran, Iraq and Syria are included, and the war in Yemen ended immediately, this will never be a real coalition that lives up to its name.

If the stated purpose is to fight terror and ISIL in particular, then it's a welcome move, but one has to wonder the allegiance of local powers to other unsavoury organisations such as Al Nusrah, and all their support for sectarian factions, as well as the aforementioned war in Yemen. The situation in Syria and the coalition members support for rebel groups and involvement is another affront to any real notions of a coalition.

Pakistan should remain strictly neutral on any attempted sectarian shit-shovelling that can and will go on, and steer clear of any stated support for any faction or party in either Syria or Yemen. Those are not our conflicts, and the problems the Saudis and other Arabs have with the Iranians, and vice versa, are not our problems. And though the author may deny it, often times such things reek of sectarianism, and this could still turn out to be a sectarian shit show. Take this for instance:

“We have a duty to protect the Islamic nation from evils of all terrorist groups, whatever their sect and name, which wreak death and destruction on earth with aim to terrorize the innocent,” said a statement issued by the Saudi authorities.

Explaining the rationale for this set-up, they say the proposed alliance would fight terrorists in “Iraq, Syria, Libya, Egypt and Afghanistan” – thereby suggesting a wider field of its operations and against terrorist outfits of all descriptions.

The alliance would conduct both military and ideological operations – the former on a case-to-case basis...

Also, I'm not sure why the author of the article keeps citing the US' clear failure in the war on terror, and why he keeps citing the disapproval of Muslims in the region to US hegemony as motivation for this coalition. That's a great joke, this coalition as with any coalition the Arabs are involved with comes with Uncle Sam's stamp of approval, they probably played some role in setting it up for all we know. Of course there isn't anything wrong with that per se, depending on your opinions on the matter, but let's not kid ourselves here.

 

[BATMAN]

They couldn't be happier.
Just a coalition to protect Saudi interests.

Is this written in the link or its your personal opinion?

 

[SarthakGanguly]

Thank you. And sorry, I am unable to apprehend the question in full. Could you please explain it in detail ?

I mean, is there going to be a religious framework for this Union(Caliphate?) or is this just a NATO like collaboration?

 

[Valar Dohaeris]

I mean, is there going to be a religious framework for this Union(Caliphate?) or is this just a NATO like collaboration?

Caliphate, though have religious authority among common Muslims, is also a strategic unification with a more profound centralization system than NATO.

 

[SarthakGanguly]

Caliphate, though have religious authority among common Muslims, is also a strategic unification with a more profound centralization system than NATO.

Yes, so is it one or not up to that level yet?

 

[friendly_troll96]

Thank you. And sorry, I am unable to apprehend the question in full. Could you please explain it in detail ?

Details: the hindian is trolling

 

[Awan68]

I mean, is there going to be a religious framework for this Union(Caliphate?) or is this just a NATO like collaboration?

Na not right now, this is an initial endevour, this alliance wpuld have no credibility but with the appointment of raheel shareef this could turn into a real game changer in the middleeast cause he can turn this alliance into a real formidable one if he shapes this alliance according to the professional framework of the paktstan army and yet no caliphate can emerge from this cause most of the muslims world has serious deference among themselves and no caliphate is possible unless the alsaud family is deposed in arabia...