Government has not sent General (R) Raheel Sharif to Saudi Arabia, Senate informed

Government has not sent General (R) Raheel Sharif to Saudi Arabia, Senate informed

ISLAMABAD: Sartaj Aziz, Advisor to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs has briefed the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs about the matter involving the appointment the ex Army Chief General Raheel Sharif.

Adviser to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz said on Wednesday that the government had not sent former army chief Gen (Retd) Raheel Sharif to Saudi Arabia but the ex-COAS had joined the Islamic military alliance in his personal capacity.

Aziz stated this while briefing the Foreign Affairs Committee of Senate on Saudi-Qatar conflict here.

He said that Pakistan had decided to remain neutral in the ongoing Middle East crisis.

Pakistan will not get itself involved in matters of other states.