Pakistan, Oct. 8 -- Pakistani troops are already present in Saudi Arabia across multiple capabilities and domains, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director-General (DG) Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said on Wednesday.

Asked by CNN whether Pakistani troops or personnel were already on the ground in Saudi Arabia as part of the Makkah alliance, the DG ISPR said the forces had been there for decades.

"Pakistani troops have been there for decades. in Saudi Arabia," Lt Gen Chaudhry said.

He said the Makkah alliance had not emerged "in a vacuum", pointing to the longstanding diplomatic, political, military and people-to-people ties between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye. "So I can share with you that Pakistani troops, in multiple ca...