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By APD writer Muhamma
ISLAMABAD, June 11 (APD)-- Pakistan on Sundad Sohaily rejected media reports which claim that Pakistan plans to send 20,000 troops to Qatar in the wake of a deepening diplomatic crises in the Middle East, Pakistan’s Foreign Office said.
TRT Urdu, a subsidiary of the Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT), earlier reported that a bill seeking the deployment of 20,000 troops to Qatar had been was tabled in the Pakistan’s National Assembly (the lower house) and was later passed.
According to the TRT Urdu reports, while passing the bill Pakistani lawmakers in the lower house urged Qatar and other members of the Gulf Cooperation Council to resolve their differences through dialogue.
Pakistan’s Foreign Office Spokesperson Nafees Zakaria rubbished the foreign media reports, adding that they were “fabricated and baseless” and were part of a “malicious campaign” seeking to drive a wedge between Pakistan and its Gulf allies.
Last week, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain, Yemen and the Maldives severed their ties with Qatar, accusing it of supporting terrorism by helping some organizations and hosting their workers.
Following this unprecedented announcement by the most powerful members of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Qatar had denied the allegations.
On Thursday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan approved a deal for the deployment of Turkish troops in Qatar.
Pakistan had stressed the need for unity in the Muslim world and urged the countries involved the Middle Eastern crisis to engage in dialogue.
According to some reports, a six-member Qatari delegation visited Pakistan last week and communicated a message from the Qatari rulers asking Pakistan to play a positive role in resolving the crises.
Earlier on June 8 on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Kazakhstan, Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif hinted it to media persons that he might visit the Gulf States to play a role to resolve the issue.
(ASIA PACIFIC DAILY)
