Pakistan Warns Mecca Pact Could Activate After Houthi Attacks on Saudi Arabia

Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia could activate defence pact, Pakistan says

Pakistan warns Mecca defence agreement may be activated if Yemen's Houthi rebels continue targeting Saudi Arabia.

With Hezbollah battered, Iran’s emerging proxy network of Houthis and Iraqi militias target Saudi Arabia and other U.S. allies

Cooperation between the two groups grew during the war in Gaza and now they are “squeezing Saudi like with pliers,” a senior analyst said.

By The Associated Press, Samy Magdy, Sarah El Deeb, Qassim Abdul-Zahra

'Attack on one is attack on all': Pakistan warns Houthis, invokes Mecca defence pact

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By Prisha Patnaik

'No ambiguity': Pakistan warns Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia could activate joint defence pact

This came after Houthi forces launched a wave of missile and drone attacks on Saudi Arabia, targeting cities and economic and energy infrastructure.

Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia is a test of new Saudi-Turkey-Pakistan pact - analysis

Now there are questions about whether Pakistan or Turkey will respond to the Houthi attacks. Both Pakistan and Turkey have been wary of any conflict with Iran.

Asif warns Makkah defence pact could become operational following Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia

Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has cautioned that the tripartite Makkah Defence Alliance between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye could become operational if there was a “spillover” of the conflict in Yemen. The development comes as Yemen’s Houthi rebels launched attacks on oil installations in Saudi Arabia a day earlier, injuring 73 people. The defence pact, signed on Aug 7, aims to strengthen collective deterrence and empower its signatory states to treat an attack against one of them as a...

By none@none.com (News Desk)

Pakistan Says It Is Bound To "Honour" Security Pact If Saudi Is Attacked

Pakistan has long-standing defense ties with Saudi Arabia, and Asif said Islamabad had supported the kingdom even before the agreement was sealed.

Pakistan warns Makkah defense pact could become operational after Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia - Arab News

Pakistan warns Makkah defense pact could become operational after Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia  Arab News

Nigeria condemns Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia

Nigeria urged the warring parties to “uphold international law, exercise maximum restraint, and refrain from further actions that could escalate the situation, endanger civilian lives.” The post Nigeria condemns Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

By Beloved John

Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia could trigger Makkah defence pact, warns Pakistan

Defence Minister Khawaja Asif speaks during an interview with Reuters in Islamabad. — Reuters/FilePakistan bound by defence pact's terms: defence minister.Asif says Israel would want Iran-US conflict to continue.Hopes int'l pressure will contribute to peace in Middle East.<p...