Iranian ambassador to Pakistan has expressed reservations on appointment of former army chief General (retd) Raheel Sharif as the head of Saudi-led military alliance.
According to IRNA news agency Iran has expressed it concerns about the issuance of No Objection Certificate (NOC) by the Pakistani government for the appointing Raheel Sharif as the chief of Saudi led alliance.
Mehdi Honardoost said, “It was correct that Pakistan had contacted Iranian officials before issuing the NOC, but it did not indicate that Iran was satisfied with this decision or it had accepted the same,” stated a press release issued by the Iran`s official news outlet, Islamic Republic News Agency.
He further said: “All important Islamic countries should come together to form a coalition of peace to resolve their issues rather forming a controversial military alliance.”
The government of Pakistan agreed to give a No-Objection Certificate (NOC) to former Chief of Army Staff General (Retd) Raheel Sharif to lead a 39-nation alliance of Muslim states led by Saudi Arabia.
