Given that Pakistan was founded in 1947 on a religious basis, it is not surprising that its leaders sought support from the source of Islam, Mecca, then under Saudi rule. The Kingdom, in turn, exported its Wahhabi teachings to the “Land of the Pure,” ultimately fueling the Islamic extremism and sectarian violence of the Taliban and others.
事实上，沙特阿拉伯在巴基斯坦独立之初就在那里进行了大手笔投资。1947年，巴基斯坦以宗教立国，其领导人向当时由沙特统治的伊斯兰教胜地麦加求助并不令人奇怪。反过来，沙特王国向“纯粹之地”输出了其瓦哈比派教义，最终助长了塔利班和其他伊斯兰极端主义和宗派暴力。