And, at the beginning of 2014, Foreign Minister Saud Al-Faisal and Crown Prince Salman visited Islamabad to renew the two countries’ military agreements on joint arms production. The visit was also intended to lay the groundwork to bring 30,000 Pakistani soldiers and military advisers to the Kingdom.
1991年海湾战争期间，沙特也雇用过数千巴基斯坦士兵。而在2014年初，外交部长费萨尔亲王和萨勒曼王储访问了伊斯兰堡更新两国关于合作生产武器的军事协定。这次访问的另一个目的是请兵——要求巴基斯坦向沙特王国派遣30,000名士兵和军事顾问。