http://www.dawn.com/news/1280871/prince-mohammad-coas-discuss-security-cooperation
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Soon after his departure from Islamabad after a late-night meeting which continued into the early hours of Monday morning, he sent a ‘thank-you note’ to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif
Prince Mohammad bin Salman, according to a source, sought reassurances from its long-time ally in view of the changing geo-political situation
Gen Raheel Sharif, dressed in full ceremonial gear, received the Saudi minister at the GHQ at about 1:45am."
This chap is the de facto ruler of Saudi Arabia. It is clear the Saudis are left in no mans land in greater ME geopolitical picture with yanks effectively pulling the rug under their feat and on the other hand patting Iran on the back. And that is where Pakistan importance becomes vital not just to SA but for GCC in general. We need to extract maximum out of this situation to serve our national interests. The Arabs grievance with yanks must be exploited and we should rope them in CPEC, so the "America/west bound" oil can be diverted to Chinese energy hungry market, with much easier and cheaper logistics. China alone make more cars annually then whole of Europe combined. Then there is the possibility of Arabs selling their oil in yuan instead of dollar. In nutshell, more stake holders in CPEC means more inter state mutual dependencies, which means only one thing, a complete success story with the enemies of Pakistan biting the dust.
The current geopolitical landscape is waiting for us to exploited for our own advantage and interests. We need to act and act fast.