Pakistan celebrated the Mecca pact and called for new members. It took one attack on Saudi Arabia to blow the whistle on Islamabad’s grandstanding and expose the limits of the agreement. Leaders will enjoy the spotlight but when missiles fly, Pakistan will do what it knows best: leave the field.
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