Pakistan troops will provide security at the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar. Pakistan’s cabinet has approved a draft agreement that allows the government to provide troops for security of the event.
Pakistan’s information minister Mariyum Aurangzeb told Reuters news agency ahead of Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s visit to Qatar that starts on Tuesday.
It was not immediately clear when the agreement would be signed between the two countries.
The cabinet summary said 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 personnel could be sent.
There was no immediate response from the Safety & Security Operations Committee (SSOC) of the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy when approached by Al Jazeera.
In July, Turkey’s interior minister Suleyman Soylu said the country will send 3,250 security officers to Qatar for the World Cup, adding that Ankara has also trained Qatari security personnel ahead of the competition.