Saudi military alliance not against any country or sect: Raheel.

Riyadh -- Former army chief Gen (Retd) Raheel Sharif on Wednesday denied the impression that a 41-nation Saudi-led military coalition that he heads was established to counter a specific country or sect, according to the Senate Secretariat.

Raheel Sharif made the remarks during the visit of a Senate delegation led by Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani to the Islamic Military Counterterrorism Coalition (IMCTC) headquarters in the Saudi Arabian capital, Riyadh.

The Senate delegation was welcomed to the IMCTC headquarters by Sharif, the coalition's commander, and General Abdul Rehman, the deputy commander.

During the visit, the former Pakistani army chief briefed the Senate delegation about the performance and aims and objectives of the military alliance.

'The Islamic military coalition was not formed to take action against any country, nation or sect,' Sharif was quoted as saying.

'The primary objective of this institution is to counter terrorism and eliminate it,' he added, according to the Senate Secretariat.

The senators during the meeting lauded the resolve and efforts of the Saudi king and government to end terrorism.

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