Pakistan warns Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia could activate joint defence pact
Pakistan said the Makkah Defence Alliance would treat an attack on one member as an attack on all after Houthi strikes injured at least 73 civilians.
- On Tuesday, Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi forces launched missile and drone strikes against Saudi Arabia, injuring at least 73 civilians and prompting Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif to warn the Makkah Defence Alliance could activate collective defence provisions.
- Signed last month in Makkah, the joint defence accord between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkiye commits members to treating an attack on one as an attack on all, serving as a deterrent against unprovoked aggression.
- Defence Minister Khawaja Asif described the Houthis as 'non-state actors', asserting, "There should be no doubt about this. We are bound by the terms and conditions of this pact and, God willing, we will honour them in case there is a need."
- On Monday, the group accused Saudi Arabia of bombing a prison in Al Hazm, killing at least 11 people; the Houthis stated Tuesday's attacks served as retaliation for recent Saudi airstrikes in northwestern Yemen.
- Asif cautioned against widening existing bilateral disputes, expressing hope that diplomatic efforts could prevent further escalation and stressing the alliance does not authorize offensive attacks on its own initiative.
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Islamabad: Pakistan said there should be “no ambiguity” that an attack on any one of the three members of the newly formed Mecca Defence Alliance would be treated as an attack on all, as it warned that the pact could become operative following Houthi strikes on Saudi Arabia. Defence Minister Khawaja Asif’s remarks on Tuesday … Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News, Technology, Entertainment, Sports, Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp &…
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