Mecca Pact's first big test is here. Pakistan ready to bomb Iran's proxy Houthis

Mecca Pact: Pakistan could activate the Mecca Pact to defend Saudi Arabia by conducting airstrikes in Yemen against Houthis, an Iranian proxy group. However, Islamabad might not extend that commitment to a potential Saudi military…

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Pakistan could activate the Mecca Pact to defend Saudi Arabia by conducting airstrikes in Yemen against Houthis, an Iranian proxy group. However, Islamabad might not extend that commitment to a potential Saudi military offensive in Yemen, putting the pact's promise of collective defence to its first real test.

Pakistan's Khwaja Asif recently signaled Islamabad's willingness to activate the Mecca Pact in face of Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia. (Image: File/Reuters)

Pakistan's Defence Minister Khwaja Asif recently signaled Islamabad's willingness to activate the Mecca Pact in face of Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia. (Image: File/Reuters)

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