Pakistan Walks Tightrope As Houthis Test Mecca Defence Pact

As Saudi tensions with Iran-backed Houthis escalate, mediator Pakistan ...

BREAKING: Pakistan has rejected Saudi Arabia's request to join the fight against Yemen's Houthis under the Mecca Defense Treaty, with Islamabad arguing the pact "doesn't cover a pre-existing condition" such as the Yemen war..

Pakistan's Foreign Ministry said "there is no such thing under discussion right now" when asked how Islamabad would meet its obligations under the accord signed with Turkey and Saudi Arabia, adding there are no plans to...

Pakistan Warns Yemeni Strikes on Saudi Arabia Could Trigger Mecca Defense Pact

Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Asif said on September 9 that continued Yemeni attacks on Saudi Arabia could trigger the recently signed Mecca Joint Defense Agreement, a trilateral collective security pact involving Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey. In an interview with Geo News, Asif stated that under the agreement, aggression against any of the three signatories is considered aggression against all, according to reports. He asserted that …

Pakistan Backs Saudi Arabia's Right to Self-Defence at Emergency UNSC Meeting

New York (GNP): Pakistan called an emergency United Nations Security Council (UNSC) meeting on Yemen that Saudi Arabia has every right to defend itself against Houthi attacks, even as Islamabad’s Foreign Office confirmed on the same day that no military response under the Makkah defence pact was currently under discussion. Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the […]

Pakistan Walks Tightrope As Houthis Test Mecca Defence Pact

Pakistan is facing growing pressure as fighting between Saudi-backed forces and Iran-aligned Houthis intensifies in Yemen. Smoke was seen ri...