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Pakistan Rules Out Makkah Defence Pact Expansion for Now

Currently there are no plans to expand the Makkah Mutual Defence Agreement beyond the three founding members, a spokesperson of the Foreign Office said on Thursday. Foreign Office spokesperson Sajjad Haider Khan said that Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye must first enhance the “inner structure and cooperation” of the alliance at the press briefing held at the Foreign Office in… Continue reading Pakistan Rules Out Makkah Defence Pact Expansion for Now

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Khawaja Asif Warns Makkah Defence Pact Could Be Activated

Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has stated that the defence pact between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia could come into force if Houthis continue to launch attacks on Saudi Arabia or if the Yemen conflict spills over. Asif told a local TV station the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement has committed the three nations to acting if any of them were attacked… Continue reading Khawaja Asif Warns Makkah Defence Pact Could Be Activated

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Houthi Attacks on Saudi Arabia Leave 73 Injured, Hit Oil Facilities

Smoke rises from a burning truck during what the Houthis say was an attack targeting trucks coming from Saudi territory, at Al Wadiah border crossing on the Saudi-Yemen border. -- Reuters

Some 73 people were injured and fires broke out at several oil facilities and utility sites as a result of a series of Houthi attacks on southern Saudi Arabia, the Saudi authorities said on Tuesday. Saudi-led coalition spokesperson Maj. Gen. Turki Al Maliki said the strikes were in the regions of Abha, Jazan, Najran and Khamis Mushait. Women and children… Continue reading Houthi Attacks on Saudi Arabia Leave 73 Injured, Hit Oil Facilities