Asked to comment on reports that the Pakistani parliament has decided to take a neutral stance towards what is happening in Yemen and to what extent this decision would affect the coalition forces, Asiri said the Pakistani government has not announced this position officially, noting that the Pakistani army is known of its skillfulness, efficiency and capability. So, once it joins the coalition, it would be a credit, he said, adding that this would not degrade the skillfulness of the other members of the coalition. Asked to cast light on the GCC version of a draft resolution currently being discussed at the UN Security Council regardless of the Russian view point, Asri stated that the political and military actions are two twins of the same objective: the security and safety of Yemen and Yemeni citizen. He added that the military operations originated from a political decision adopted by the coalition constituent countries upon a request by the Yemeni legitimate government. However, the militias and their supporters rejected to succumb to the world will and respect the efforts of peace-loving countries and opted to use the military force on the ground, Asiri said. Asked to confirm whether the Yemeni deposed president Ali Abdullah Saleh is himself a military target, Asiri denied that the operation is targeting persons rather than military targets which will help to achieve the goals prescribed from the beginning. --SPA 22:20 LOCAL TIME 19:20 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w