Saudi Arabia and its allies are making aerial attacks on Iran supporter Shia rebels in Yemen. Despite aerial attacks Hudi warriors have captured the maximum parts of Yemen. Two weeks have passed yet Saudi Arabia alliance has failed to free the rebel controlled area. Rebels are getting lead and due to their increasing influence, President Abid Rabbu Mansoor Hadi has to decamp out of country. Both Tehran and rebels deny that Iran is helping them with weapons. Uninterrupted attacks on Hudis and other alliance including loyals of former president Ali Abdullah Saleh are even unable to prevent the rebels from marching towards Aden. Meanwhile Saudi Arabia has sought military aid from Pakistan and requested to send its soldiers to fight in Yemen. Saudi Arabia had asked Pakistan to provide military planes and warships for 10 nations’ alliance against Hudi rebels in Yemen. Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Shareef had sought advice from Pak MPs and Pakistan Army over this request. Joint session of Parliament was summoned on last Monday and discussions were held for four days on Yemen's situation and Saudi request. Subsequently a resolution was passed unanimously that Pakistan should maintain neutrality in this war so that it may play an interactive diplomatic role. The resolution means that Pakistan will no more be a part of war in Yemen. The resolution also stated that Pakistan should stand with Riyadh to safeguard the regional integrity of Saudi Arabia. It also extended full support of Saudi Arabia. To keep Pakistan neutral, neighbouring Iran deputed its Foreign Minister Mohd. Jabbad Jareef . Jareef visited Nawaz Shareef, Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Shareef. Jareef visited Pakistan at such a time when its parliament was discussing over the Saudi Arabian request to provide miliary fighter planes or warships. Pakistan was put into a fix. It gets million dollars every year from Saudi Arabia, so it can't annoy Saudi, on the other hand Iran is its neighbour, it doesn't want to annoy it either. So Pakistan has adopted a mid way and decided to stay neutral. We think it is right. Pakistan should not send its soldiers in Yemen since neither they know the ground situation there and nor it should be a part of this civil war. Although, there is yet another option that it may send Lashkar-e-Taiba and other jehadi organizations to fight in Yemen with Saudi Alliance.
- Anil Narendra
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