Pakistan Air Force's JF-17 Thunder jets. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro/File Photo

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Exclusive: Pakistan deploys jet squadron, thousands of troops to Saudi Arabia during Iran war

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Pakistan Air Force's JF-17 Thunder jets. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro/File Photo
Reuters
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5/18/2026

Exclusive: Pakistan deploys jet squadron, thousands of troops to Saudi Arabia during Iran war

Reporting by ​Asif Shahzad and Saad Sayeed in Islamabad, Mubasher Bukhari in Lahore Additional reporting by Ariba Shahid in Karachi and Timour Azhari in Riyadh Editing by Peter Graff Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles. , opens new tab Shahzad is an accomplished media professional, with over two.

Pakistan has deployed 8,000 soldiers, along with a squadron of jets and an air defense system to Saudi Arabia as part of their mutual defense pact in the face of ever-growing escalations with Iran, according to a new report.
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5/18/2026

Pakistan deploys 8,000 troops, jet squadron to Saudi Arabia as Iran war tensions escalate

See more of our coverage in your search results. Pakistan has deployed 8,000 soldiers, along with a squadron of jets and an air defense system to Saudi Arabia as part of their mutual defense pact in the face of ever-growing escalations with Iran , according to a new report. The troops and aircraft were deployed in.