Pakistan: No military action discussed under Mecca pact — SkimNews
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- Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said no military response has been discussed under Pakistan's new defence pact with Saudi Arabia and Turkiye, despite escalating Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia.
- Asif stated the Mecca agreement would become operational only if the Yemen conflict spills across the border into Saudi Arabia, framing a conditional trigger rather than an immediate commitment.
Why it matters: Pakistan's public distancing from military action under the Mecca pact shows Islamabad wants to avoid being pulled into an expanding Yemen war, but Asif left the pact's activation trigger intact — if Houthi strikes spill into Saudi territory, Pakistan would face a defense obligation alongside Saudi Arabia and Turkiye.
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