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- Gulf Bureau (Riyadh / Dubai): Pakistan Army Spokesman Lt. Gen. Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry has clarified that Islamabad is fully committed to the defen.
- According to the Reuters news agency, his statement came against the backdrop of attacks by the Iran-backed Houthi militia on Saudi Arabia's citi.
- The attacks continued this week, and coalition forces supporting Yemen's legitimate government said on Friday they had shot down a ballistic miss.
Gulf Bureau (Riyadh / Dubai): Pakistan Army Spokesman Lt. Gen. Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry has clarified that Islamabad is fully committed to the defense of Saudi Arabia, however, he stressed that Pakistan is not part of the "internal Yemeni conflict" amid rising tensions in the region.
The attacks continued this week, and coalition forces supporting Yemen's legitimate government said on Friday they had shot down a ballistic missile fired at southern Saudi Arabia and a drone over Riyadh.
Pakistan signed a bilateral defense agreement with Saudi Arabia in September 2025, while a trilateral agreement was also reached in August this year, which also includes Turkey. Under the Makkah Joint Defense Agreement, aggression against any one of these three countries will be considered an attack against all of them.
