Pakistan may weigh military support for Yemen if requested, says ISPR chief
ISPR director general Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry told Independent Arabia that Pakistan would evaluate any formal request for military support from Yemen's government, while declaring Saudi Arabia's defence — including the Two Holy Mosques — non-negotiable.
Pakistan would “evaluate” any formal request for direct military support from Yemen’s internationally recognised government, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) director general Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry has said, while reaffirming that Saudi Arabia’s defence is “non-negotiable”.
In an interview with Independent Arabia aired on Sunday, Lt Gen Chaudhry said he was not aware of any such request having been made. “I think not in my knowledge that there has been any formal request. If there is any request, then that is for the government of Pakistan to evaluate that and respond to that,” he said. (Geo News)
Chaudhry said Pakistan was providing “whatever support is needed” to defend Saudi Arabia amid Houthi attacks, adding that the kingdom’s “sovereignty, territorial integrity, and the security, and foremost the security of the Two Holy Mosques, is paramount”. He declined to disclose the scale of the support, saying no alliance publicly quantifies such assistance. (Dawn)
The ISPR chief warned that the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye — signed on 7 August at the Makkah Al-Mukarramah Summit for Joint Defence, under which an attack on any member is treated as an attack on all — could trigger a collective response if negotiations fail. The pact, he said, was grounded in Article 51 of the UN Charter. (Aaj English)
The remarks come as the Houthis, who control Sanaa and much of northern Yemen, have in recent days targeted Riyadh’s international airport as well as Makkah and Madina, drawing anger across Pakistan. (Express Tribune)
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