The Pakistan Army’s contingent providing security for the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar, which begins later this month, has formally been handed over to Brigadier Sajjad Hassan. Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani, Commander of the Security Operations for the FIFA World Cup 2022, was recently contacted by Brigadier Sajjad.
A memento was also given to him by the Qatari official. Pakistan will continue to play a significant role in the biggest sports event in the world even though its football team won’t be competing, as has always been the case. For the FIFA World Cup, Pakistan has already provided domestically produced footballs.
While a group from the Pakistani Army arrived in Qatar last month to take over the stadium and team hotels’ security. The massive event will soon take place, and all preparations have been completed. On November 20, Qatar, the hosts, will play Ecuador as the curtain-raiser. On December 2, the group stages will be over. The knockout rounds will begin on December 3 and the Lusail Stadium, one of eight World Cup venues and the largest stadium in the nation, will host the championship game on December 18. On October 11, a contingent of the Pakistani army departed for Qatar to provide security for the upcoming FIFA World Cup.
According to Radio Pakistan, the security team, which is made up of army commanders, JCOs, and other Pakistani military personnel, departed from Nur Khan Airbase in Rawalpindi. The action follows the federal cabinet’s approval of a draught agreement in August to send troops at the request of the government of Qatar, which is said to be anticipating the arrival of 2.1 million tourists for the tournament and has seen a 13 percent increase in population in the lead-up to the event. The decision was made in the same month as Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s formal two-day visit to Doha when he requested Qatari financial support and investment despite the nation’s economic problems.
The $3 billion investment into Pakistan’s economy was announced by the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA). The eight-person FIFA training team provided security training to the group in September when they were in Pakistan. Other nations, such as the US, Britain, Morocco, and Turkey, have also made agreements with Qatar to send troops and train the host country. The Turkish parliament gave its approval to a plan that would send soldiers to Qatar for six months to help with World Cup security. A deal between Turkey and Qatar that will take effect between November 21 and December 18 would see Ankara send over 3,000 riot police, bomb disposal specialists, and sniffer dogs to the World Cup.
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