Pakistan bound to defend Saudi Arabia with ‘whatever means’ at disposal: Khawaja Asif

We will be there to defend them,” he said.Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif says Islamabad will make “whatever means” available to Saudi Arabia under a new mutual defence pact if Riyadh faces threats from the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen. pic.twitter.com/Qvb9GXTgbTThe defence minister described the Houthis as enemies of Saudi Arabia.“Any enemy of Saudi Arabia is an enemy of Pakistan,” Asif added, stressing that the position should be “very clear”.On….

He explained that some proxies go rogue.Asif said proxy groups could, over time, develop agendas and capabilities of their own, citing the broader phenomenon of armed groups becoming independent of those who initially supported them.“Some country, A, B or C, they launch a proxy and then [the] proxy has its own way of multiplying and then becoming a rogue sort of entity,” he outlined.The Houthis have repeatedly carried out missile….

Their targets included Saudi military installations, airports, oil facilities and other critical infrastructure.In September 2019, the group claimed responsibility for drone attacks on Saudi Aramco’s Abqaiq processing facility and Khurais oil field, attacks that temporarily disrupted more than half of Saudi Arabia’s crude production.The attacks continued in subsequent years, including strikes on Saudi energy infrastructure in March 2022.More recently, Houthi attacks have again targeted Saudi territory.

In September, the group claimed missile and drone strikes on a Saudi military base and other targets, while Saudi authorities reported attacks affecting several cities.

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