Source:LUBP

There are several apprehensions and arguments about whether or not Pakistan should send its troops to support Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in its offensive against Yemen.
According to the prevalent narrative, Saudi Arabia, a brotherly Muslim country having long-term strategic relations with us, should not be left alone at a difficult time. We should ensure the security of Haramain Sharifain at all costs. A strong argument is made that millions of our workers in Saudi Arabia, who send billions of dollars every year as remittances, might lose their jobs. Additionally there are myths and fallacies abound about the Houthis who are thought to have deposed a ‘legitimate’ government, and are seen as an Iranian proxy because of being Shia.
First and foremost, if Saudi Arabia is a Muslim “brotherly” country, so is Yemen. Quoting Senator Aitzaz Ahsan while speaking in the Joint Parliamentary Session, “Are we defending the Saudi state, the Saudi Government or Haramain Sharifain?” Or are we trying to save the Saudi monarchy’s interests? All of these causes are mutually exclusive and have no overlap whatsoever.
The Houthi government in San’aa has never threatened to attack Ka’aba or Masjid-e-Nabavi. They, like majority Pakistanis, Saudis and Iranians, are Muslims and must be as passionate about the holy sites as we are. In any case, as Aitzaz eloquently said in his speech, the Saudi air force is much superior to the Yemeni air defence. This makes it impossible to even imagine that the latter would attack the Saudi mainland with hundreds of miles of vast desert in between. This argument, therefore, must be put to rest and the debate should move forward on a rational basis, leaving aside false religiosity.

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