Saudi Arabia's Religious Affairs Minister Abdul Aziz Al-Ammar: 'Pakistan's Atomic Bomb Belongs To The World Of Islam'.

Saudi Arabia's Religious Affairs Minister Abdul Aziz Al-Ammar: 'Pakistan's Atomic Bomb Belongs To The World Of Islam'. HT: Memri.

On a visit of Pakistan, Saudi Arabia's Deputy Minister for Religious Affairs and Dawah Abdul Aziz Al-Ammar has said that Pakistan's nuclear bomb is not of Pakistan alone but belongs to the entire Islamic world. 

The Saudi minister's statement came in the wake of a resolution adopted by the Pakistani parliament that called for a neutral Pakistani stance on the Yemen conflict.

Al-Ammar, who is visiting Pakistan to clarify the Saudi standpoint on the Yemen conflict, stated at a meeting in Karachi that "Pakistan is our friend-country. We hope that at this stage cooperation will be done with us [in Yemen]. 

He said that Pakistan's atom [bomb] is not of Pakistan alone but is of the world of Islam. The entire world of Islam is proud of it…"

"We are proud of Pakistan's atomic program," said the Saudi minister, according to an April 17 report – titled "Pakistan's atomic bomb belongs to the world of Islam: Saudi minister" and published by an Urdu-language website.

Speaking about the Iranian role in Yemen, Al-Ammar said: "We have verified evidence that Iran is providing all support to the [Houthi] rebels, and Iran is behind the rebellion. We will not permit anyone to interfere in the Arabian Peninsula." He added: "We have the proof that the Houthi rebels have acted with Iranian support and Iranian weapons." Read the full story here.