Daily Memo: Houthi Attacks on Saudi Arabia Alarm Pakistan
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Saudi Arabia throwing Pakistan under the bus amid Houthi attacks? 1000s of troops left as scapegoats
Pakistan now sits inside a mutual defence pact with Saudi Arabia while trying to mediate between the US and Iran. As Houthi missiles hit the kingdom and a fragile Red Sea truce frays, this video explains how thousands of Pakistani troops in Saudi Arabia, treaty red lines, and internal Iranian power struggles are pushing Islamabad toward a choice it doesn’t want to make.
Pakistan ‘fears’ being dragged into new Yemen–Saudi war
(Photo credit: AFP) The Cradle JUL 17, 2026 Last year’s defense pact between Islamabad and the kingdom declares that an ‘attack against one is an attack against both’ Pakistan is concerned that the Ansarallah resistance movement and the Yemeni army’s recent retaliatory strike on Saudi Arabia could “draw” it into the conflict – particularly given...
Daily Memo: Houthi Attacks on Saudi Arabia Alarm Pakistan
Alliance commitments. Further Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia would cross a “red line” and could force Pakistan to come to the Saudis’ aid, unnamed Pakistani officials said told Reuters. Riyadh and Islamabad signed a mutual defense agreement last year. If Pakistan were drawn into the conflict, it would complicate Islamabad’s role as a mediator between […] The post Daily Memo: Houthi Attacks on Saudi Arabia Alarm Pakistan appeared first on Geopoli…
Pakistan's military presence Risk of escalation Concern over Iran's internal situation A delicate regional balance The growing tension between Saudi Arabia and Yemen's Houthis threatens to complicate Pakistan's diplomatic position, which in recent months had played a relevant role as an intermediary between the United States and Iran. The offensive launched by the Houthis, a Tehran-backed movement, increases the risk that Islamabad will be invol…
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