Originally posted by randolph85
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Yes they do have good relations especially with Saudi but...
1. Pakistanis - especially liberals and secularists - dislike the Saudi role in supporting Salafis and Deobandis in Pakistan and thus (in their eyes) the subsequent rise in militancy.
They also regard Pakistan as being a battlefied where Saudi and Iran via for superiority via their Sunni and Shia proxies.
2. Some Pakistani nationalists are angry with the UAE and Oman in their alleged role in helping Balochi nationalists.
It is believed that the UAE does not want Gwadar to overtake Dubai as the main Arabian gulf commercial centre.
If anything some Pakistanis view Saudi (with its supposed role in promoting religious extremists) as a big threat to Pakistan and even its very survival.
However the current Pakistani prime minister is well-known to be heavily allied to the Saudis.





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