rki.news | Source: Dawn News
Pakistan has reaffirmed its commitment to Saudi Arabia’s security amid renewed Houthi attacks on Saudi airports, oil facilities and tankers following the breakdown of a truce in Yemen’s long-running conflict in July.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s government has repeatedly expressed solidarity with Saudi Arabia as regional tensions persist.
On October 5, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye agreed to the rapid deployment of military forces and capabilities during an emergency meeting of the Makkah pact in Riyadh.
Defence Minister Khawaja Asif, who attended the meeting as part of Pakistan’s delegation, said Pakistan and Türkiye had a “presence in theatre”, while Saudi troops alone were involved in combat operations.
On September 18, Inter-Services Public Relations Director General Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said Pakistan would go to “any extent” to defend Saudi Arabia, describing Islamabad’s commitment to the kingdom’s security as “unconditional”.
Asif has also reiterated that Pakistan would support Saudi Arabia “practically and diplomatically” if the conflict involving Yemen’s Houthi rebels escalated.
The defence minister said Islamabad would fulfil its obligations under the Makkah Defence Alliance in accordance with the agreement signed by the three countries.
Pakistan has also emphasised that the alliance is defensive in nature and intended to promote collective deterrence.
The developments highlight Pakistan’s continued diplomatic and security alignment with Saudi Arabia amid regional tensions, while underscoring Islamabad’s stated position on the defensive purpose of the trilateral arrangement.
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