Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday said his Government is “not in a hurry” to join the Saudi-led coalition fighting rebels in Yemen, as he sought parliamentary backing for any decision to send troops.
The joint session of the National Assembly and the Senate started on Monday to discuss deployment of troops on Saudi Arabia’s request. Pakistan has yet to make a decision.
Saudi Arabia has asked Pakistan to join its 10-nation coalition against Yemen’s Shia Houthi rebels, who, with the help of military units loyal to former president Ali Abdullah Saleh, have captured a number of key Yemeni cities including the capital Sanaa and the southern port city of Aden.