Pakistan vows to defend Saudi Arabia against Iran-backed Houthis by ‘whatever means’
Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif said Pakistan’s military capabilities will be available under a new pact as Houthi attacks intensify.
- On Tuesday, Defense Minister Khawaja Mohammad Asif stated Pakistan will use "whatever means are available" to defend Saudi Arabia against Iran-backed Houthi rebels, signaling potential direct involvement in the widening regional conflict.
- The Mecca Joint Defense Agreement, signed Aug. 7 by Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey, declares that an attack on one member constitutes an attack on all three.
- Houthis have intensified missile and drone attacks on Saudi Arabia, capturing the port of Mokha and Red Sea islands near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, through which about 12% of global trade passes.
- Speaking from Rome on Tuesday, Asif declined to confirm if Pakistan had conducted airstrikes, though he noted the three countries are establishing a secretariat to manage the alliance framework.
- Despite Pakistan's willingness to support Saudi Arabia militarily, Asif emphasized the country continues pressing for regional negotiations, warning that conflicts become difficult to control once they begin.
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Pakistan vows to defend Saudi Arabia against Iran-backed Houthis by 'whatever means'
Pakistan will use "whatever means are available" to defend Saudi Arabia against Iran-backed Houthi rebels, the country's defense minister said Tuesday, offering one of Islamabad's clearest indications yet that it could become directly involved in the widening regional conflict.
Pakistan offers military backing to Saudi Arabia under new defence pact
Pakistan said it would make its military capabilities available to Saudi Arabia under a new pact. The statement raises the prospect of deeper regional involvement even as Islamabad pushes for talks with Iran.
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Pakistan vows to defend Saudi Arabia against Iran-backed Houthis by ‘whatever means’
Pakistan's defense minister says his government will use “whatever means are available” to defend Saudi Arabia against Iran-backed Houthi rebels.
Rome: Pakistan announced that it would use any available means to defend Saudi Arabia against the Houthis, as the country ' s Minister of Defence said today Tuesday, one of the clearest signs so far in Islamabad that it might become a direct participant in the expanding regional conflict.
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