As we all know, Saudi Arabia has always liked to use armed personnel from Pakistan in war. As early as during the Gulf War, Saudi Arabia invited Pakistani troops to Saudi Arabia. In recent years, there has been news that there are two armored brigades of the Pakistani army in Saudi Arabia all year round, and after the Saudi army has been frequently depleted in Yemen, it has been reported that the Pakistani railway side will send another brigade to Saudi Arabia to help the Saudi army's operations in Yemen.
So why do Pakistan's armed personnel appear in the armed forces of Saudi Arabia and other countries? There are practical reasons for this.
From an economic point of view, around 2021, Saudi Arabia's economy ranked 19th in the world, about more than 800 billion US dollars, and the total population of Saudi Arabia is only about 30 million people, so Saudi Arabia's per capita economic aggregate is very high, full of 23,800 US dollars, almost the same as Portugal and other rich Western European countries. In contrast, Pakistan's total economy is only about 300 billion US dollars, but the total population of Pakistan exceeds 200 million people, so the per capita population is only more than 100 billion. More than 40% of the foreigners currently working in Saudi Arabia are Pakistanis, so Pakistan-style restaurants can be found everywhere in Saudi Arabia.
Such economic and demographic disparities are the fundamental reasons why Pakistan Railway can send armed personnel to serve in Saudi Arabia.
Secondly, the difference in combat power between the two armies is very large, which can almost be described as a world of difference. We know that the Saudi Army has always been known for being well-equipped, with its Army equipped with the most advanced M1A1 main battle tank in the United States, the F-15 twin-engine heavy fighter in the Air Force, and the French F-2000 frigate in the Navy. It may seem daunting, but once something really happens, such a Saudi army often makes people feel "flashy".
Saudi Navy frigate
This actually has a lot to do with Saudi Arabia's own disdain for its armed forces. First of all, because the local people in Saudi Arabia themselves are very comfortable, the local Saudi boys are reluctant to join the army. Therefore, Saudi Arabia can only continuously improve the various treatment of the Saudi army, which makes the Saudi army develop a comfortable habit and become a veritable "young master soldier".
And at present, because few Saudis will join the Saudi army, the ordinary Saudi army is full of people from Yemen, Sudan and other places. So the current composition of the Saudi armed forces is basically the top of the royal family + ordinary foreigners. It is conceivable that the Saudi army composed of these people is not very brave and good at fighting.
The combat strength of the Saudi army really needs to be improved, and the posture is not well mastered
On the other hand, due to the existence of India next door, this makes Pakistan attach great importance to the construction of its armed forces for a long time. As early as before the Afghan war, Pakistan Railway had the habit of sending pilots to the United States for training. In recent years, due to the strong support of a certain country, the construction of the armed forces of Pakistan Railway has reached a higher level, comprehensively speaking, the armed forces of Pakistan Railway are not only trained in place, but also have very rich combat experience, so Pakistan often sends advisers and others to Saudi Arabia to guide Saudi Arabia's overall military construction, Saudi Arabia will also send personnel to Pakistan every year to study. Under such circumstances, it is not surprising that Pakistani troops can be sent directly to Saudi Arabia (of course, Saudi Arabia wants to exchange dollars).
In addition to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, another rich country in the Gulf region known as "rich", also has a large number of Pakistani personnel. Because the UAE has introduced a large number of advanced fighters from Europe and the United States in recent years, and the country itself does not have so many pilots for a while, it has invited many pilots of the Pakistani Air Force to serve in the UAE. This shows how popular the Pakistani army is.
Pakistani pilot in the UAE
On the whole, the armed forces of Pakistan Railway are strong, and it also has a fairly good equipment manufacturing system in the YSL range (Taxila Tank Factory, Kamra Fighter Factory, etc.), and even the only member of the nuclear force in the entire YSL range, which can be said to be indeed "full of martial virtue". Saudi Arabia, on the other hand, is rich in its family, but its armed forces are weaker, so the two countries complement each other well.
Finally, the relationship between the two countries has always been very good. Basha relations can indeed be called "long-standing". As early as the fifties and sixties of the last century, during the period of King Faisal of Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia extended a helping hand to Pakistan. Even when Pakistan introduced the Thunder Dragon fighter, because Pakistan hoped to cultivate its own industrial capabilities, it very hoped to be able to introduce the production line, but at that time, Pakistan was indeed cash-strapped and unable to introduce the production line, and even had the idea of continuing to introduce second-hand cheap F-16 from other countries, at this time it was Saudi Arabia's generosity and its funding to complete the plan to introduce the Thunder Dragon production line in Pakistan, which later became famous JF-17 Thunderbolt fighter.
The people-to-people relations between the two sides are also good, and in addition to a large number of Pakistani railway workers, Saudi Arabia also has a large number of international students. Due to the certain similarities in language and culture between the two sides, it is very easy to communicate, and even the cake shops involved in basic life in Saudi Arabia (similar to rice shops) are mostly done by Pakistanis, so the cordial relationship between ordinary people on both sides can be imagined.
Flatbread is a local staple
In summary, the reason why Pakistani warriors can gallop in the desert of Saudi Arabia all year round is easy to understand.
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