INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Pakistan&s cabinet has approved a draft agreement that allows the government to provide troops for security at the FIFA World Cup scheduled
to be held later this year.The approval of the draft agreement came ahead of Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif&s visit to Qatar that
started on Tuesday.It was not immediately clear when the agreement would be signed between the two countries.According to the cabinet
summary, Qatar requested assistance in security-related aspects of the World Cup that kicks off on November 20 and that Pakistan&s military
had proposed the signing of an agreement between both states for the purpose.The agreement aims to define the obligations of the two
parties, the specific specializations, and the number of security personnel to be sent by Pakistan to participate in the security and safety
operations,& the summary read.The summary did not provide any details of the agreement such as how many troops could be sent.In July, Turkey
said it will send 3,250 security officers to Qatar for the World Cup and that Ankara has also trained Qatari personnel ahead of the
competition.The post Pakistan approves sending troops to Qatar for FIFA World Cup first appeared on Ariana News.
