Alright, let's dissect every statement one by one at a time
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1. After the Brits left PA's Karachi Bde had been tasked with the protection of oil royal families. That protection was limited only to the families/regimes where Seven Sisters (oil) were present
Prior to the withdrawal of British military commanders, even long before the declaration of dependance, KSA maintained good relations with Pakistan back then. Of course relations with strengthened after the Mumbai Conference.
Speaking of the protection by Karachi Brigade, I'd like to remind you that back in the days where the Brits left Pakistan, the UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, and Oman didn't gain their dependance back then. Thusly, to assume that they offered such thing as protection is too ludicrous. My family has been in this business for quite sometime, I can speak with the authority on that.
I'm not assigned to the sub-continent but I believe the Karachi Brigade played a major role in anti-terror operations - with the ISI of course - Some of their operations are known to be the greatest anti-terror operations of all time such as capturing Ramzi Yousef who plotted the World Trade Center bombings in the 90s, also, Ramzi Bin Al-Shibh as well as capturing the mastermind behind the 9/11 attacks - Khalid Sheikh Mohammed -
As for the Saudis - I don't know much about the Kuwaitis really - the task of protecting the King was given to the Ikhwan - also known as the white army - The White Army's origins are traced to the 20s a long time before Pakistan itself gained its independence.
Pakistan had shown no interest in supporting the Arabs when the Anglo-French-Israeli forces invaded Suez in1956.In fact PM Suhrowardy had actually made pro-West statements, Pakistan then being a staunch ally of anti-Communist West. The Arabs had become anti-Pakistan only to be turned round when our Saiful Azam(Saif) had shot down couple of Israeli aircraft,1967. This task of protecting these royals eventually became a task of the Karachi Corps.
KSA didn't support the nationalists in Egypt back then when they led a coup against the Egyptian last Monarch - King Farooq - at the same time KSA wasn't hostile to the Nasserists much. When the Anglo-Franco-Israeli forces invaded the Canal in 56, KSA didn't take any action except putting a great pressure under the Brits - along with the US which too was outraged by such an invasion -
KSA's political affiliation was in par with Pakistan, a pro-Western Capitalists, Anti-Communist. To assume that KSA was hostile to Pakistan due to its political affiliation, isn't solely insane but also shows lack of knowledge. In addition to this, if all Arabs were anti-Pakistan as you're suggesting, then why would Pakistan officially interfered in favor of KSA during the boarder clashes with Yemen, at a time where we had many jets and less pilots? This took place long before the volunteers Pakistan sent to Syria and Egypt in 67 and respectively to 73.
2. All these changed with the Americans launching the-so-called war on terror which Pakistani shave taken to be an American attack on Pakistan. The Arab Spring, US invasions of Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya - all supported by the oil royals but condemned by Pakistani masses, further jeopardized this project. The royals are now to be protected by IA's Southern Command,Pune.
Not true. The vast majority of Pakistanis support the US intervention in Afghanistan, while they opposed the invasion of Iraq, which KSA opposed as well. As for Libya, only Qatar and the UAE supported taking military actions while KSA remained indifferent.
Whether we opposed it or not, in case of Libya, when the Security Council approved taking a military action.
3. Nawaz Sharif maintains intimate terms with the Saudi royals. The Americans have been beaten in Afghanistan. They are pulling out of the region. Pakistan will not like India taking over a role that is otherwise strategically important to her.
True, but Nawaz isn't backed up by the entire political establishments of KSA. Another key element in this equation is that the stabilization of Afghanistan. It is one of the highest priority to both countries.
1. After the Brits left PA's Karachi Bde had been tasked with the protection of oil royal families. That protection was limited only to the families/regimes where Seven Sisters (oil) were present. Pakistan had shown no interest in supporting the Arabs when the Anglo-French-Israeli forces invaded Suez in1956.In fact PM Suhrowardy had actually made pro-West statements, Pakistan then being a staunch ally of anti-Communist West. The Arabs had become anti-Pakistan only to be turned round when our Saiful Azam(Saif) had shot down couple of Israeli aircraft,1967. This task of protecting these royals eventually became a task of the Karachi Corps.
2. All these changed with the Americans launching the-so-called war on terror which Pakistani shave taken to be an American attack on Pakistan. The Arab Spring, US invasions of Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya - all supported by the oil royals but condemned by Pakistani masses, further jeopardized this project. The royals are now to be protected by IA's Southern Command,Pune.
3. Nawaz Sharif maintains intimate terms with the Saudi royals. The Americans have been beaten in Afghanistan. They are pulling out of the region. Pakistan will not like India taking over a role that is otherwise strategically important to her.
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