Pakistan must send the army for the defence of the Haramain Sharifain: PML-Q

Lahore: Pakistan Muslim League (PML) senior central leader and former Deputy Prime Minister Ch Parvez Elahi has said that stance of our party is very clear that Pakistan must send the army for the defence of the Haramain Sharifain, Saudi Arabia has always supported Pakistan in every difficult time, Saudi Arabia also openly sided with us in two wars with India, be it earthquake or any other calamity they have helped us, millions of Pakistanis were employed in Saudi Arabia.

He said while talking to media on arrival in the Parliament House along with Senator Kamil Ali Agha and Tariq Bashir Cheema here today.

Ch Parvez Elahi said that relations with Saudi Arabia were not of recent time but since creation of Pakistan both the countries were having brotherly relations, today if Saudi Arabia is in difficult time then Pakistan should fully support it.

Replying a question from the media, Ch Parvez Elahi said that Pakistan must send the army for the defence of the Haramain Sharifain, the Parliament should adopt a unanimous resolution in which Pakistan should fully support Saudi Arabia in terms of its defence and security of Saudi Arabia is security of Pakistan.

Ch Parvez Elahi welcomed Imran Khan on returning to the parliament and said that his (Imran Khan) this decision today a good and unanimous decision should come regarding the national matters, stance of the govt is not known as what it would do but we are saying in very clearly and categorically.

Responding to a question about unification of Muslim Leagues, he said today was not appropriate time for talk in this regard.