Pakistan wants to be the Muslim world's security guard. Can its economy pay the bill?
- Can Pakistan afford to be the Muslim world's 'security guard'?
- Pakistan is betting that military muscle can buy it a bigger seat at the global table.
- Islamabad has deepened defence ties with Saudi Arabia and Turkey through the Mecca pact, sought a larger role in Gulf security, marketed its fighter jets and drones abroad and cast itself as an emerging security partner across the Muslim world.
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- Can Pakistan afford to be the Muslim world's 'security guard'?
- Pakistan is betting that military muscle can buy it a bigger seat at the global table.
- Islamabad has deepened defence ties with Saudi Arabia and Turkey through the Mecca pact, sought a larger role in Gulf security, marketed its fighter jets and drones abroad and cast itself as an emerging security partner across the Muslim world.
Sources: Times of India