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- The spokesperson of the Pakistan Army has said that Pakistan's commitment to the security, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Saudi Ar.
- The statement came amid ongoing attacks on the kingdom by Yemen's Houthi militias, targeting energy, aviation and civil infrastructure with.
- On Thursday, the Saudi Civil Defense said that two ballistic missiles were destroyed in the airspace of Mecca.
The spokesperson of the Pakistan Army has said that Pakistan's commitment to the security, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Saudi Arabia is "firm and uncompromising".
The statement came amid ongoing attacks on the kingdom by Yemen's Houthi militias, targeting energy, aviation and civil infrastructure with drones and missiles.
On Thursday, the Saudi Civil Defense said that two ballistic missiles were destroyed in the airspace of Mecca.
Pakistan and Saudi Arabia signed a bilateral defense agreement in September last year, followed by the signing of the Makkah Joint Defense Agreement between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey on August 7. In both treaties, an attack on one member is considered an attack on all members.
In an interview given to the Arabic newspaper Al-Sharq Al-Awsat, the spokesman of the Pakistani army, Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, stressed Pakistan's readiness to take all necessary defensive measures to defend the country in view of the current situation.
