RAWALPINDI: Pakistan army contingent will be stationed in Saudi Arabia on a "training and advisory mission", a press release from Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said.
According to ISPR, in continuation of ongoing Pak-KSA bilateral security cooperation, Pakistan Army contingent is being sent to Saudi Arabia on training and advise mission, adding that the troops will not be employed outside KSA.
The announcement came hours after the Saudi Ambassador to Pakistan Nawaf Saeed Al-Maliki had met Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa here at General Headquarters, Rawalpindi.
During the meeting, matters of mutual interest including regional, security situation were discussed, Army’s media wing said.
Pak Army maintains bilateral security cooperation with many other GCC / regional countries.