Pakistan pledges to provide 'whatever support is needed' to defend Saudi Arabia post Houthi attacks

Islamabad, Oct 19 (UNI) Pakistan military's media spokesperson, Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhary pledged to provide "whatever support is needed" to defend Saudi Arabia following attacks against the kingdom by Yemen's Houthi militants. Speaking to the Independent Arabia in an interview, the Director General of Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) made the remarks amid escalating Houthi missile and drone attacks on Saudi territory by the Iran-backed militia. Pakistan is a signatory of the Makkah Joint Defence Alliance, a collective defence agreement which includes Saudi Arabia and Türkiye, under which an attack on one would constitute an attack on all, calling other…