The Aporia
The Aporia
6 articles about 5 events for “Pakistan Forces In Saudi Arabia” from The Guardian.
“On Monday, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey issued a joint statement saying they would move quickly to implement their mutual defence pact, including by speeding up the deployment of military forces in the kingdom.”
“Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said Mecca and Medina – the holiest cities in Islam - were excepted but the other Saudi airports and airspace “are exposed to targeting and constitute a theatre of operations for our forces”.”
“Saudi Arabia says it intercepted six ballistic missiles fired by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis, with the latest attacks pushing oil prices to a one-week high over fears of spiralling supply disruptions.”
“…d most striking recent manifestation of this new order came in the Middle East on 7 August, when Turkey, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia signed the Mecca pact – a defensive military alliance that for some is about ending the dependency on the US military umbrella,…”
“The conflict is the first test of a mutual defence pact between Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan, announced in August – but Saudi has yet to publicly call on either for assistance.”
“The US refusal to become directly involved has put pressure on Saudi Arabia to reach either a diplomatic solution with the Houthis over the future governance of Yemen, or to try to build a regional alliance with Pakistan and Turkey to force the Houthis back.”