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With 1.2 million fans expected to arrive for kick off on November 20, there are questions arising over potentially ‘trigger-happy’ troops
Pakistan has sent thousands of soldiers to provide security at the Qatar World Cup, raising questions about how potentially “trigger-happy” troops will handle crowd control.
Islamabad has put an infantry delegation at the service of Doha, with 1.2 million fans expected to arrive for kick off on November 20.
While Britain, the US, and Turkey are among 12 other nations assisting with security at the World Cup, no other country has sent troops.
Pakistan’s army has released few details about the deployment but a senior army officer told The Telegraph it numbered 4,500 soldiers.