Foreign mercenaries of House of Khalifah in Bahrain

"This huge spending can be partially explained by an enlarged security force bolstered by foreign national recruits – many of them Pakistanis and Sunni Arabs, naturalised (there are some 30,000 naturalised Pakistanis in Bahrain, a large proportion of whom are believed to work in the military and police). These naturalised officers are given a free home and a guaranteed job. They are part of a self-perpetuating, government-made cycle of extravagant welfare, excessive security spending and political violence. Bahrain's economic woes are closely tied to its human rights record."