Houthis urged to halt ‘provocative acts’ in Red Sea
WASHINGTON: Pakistan condemned Houthi attacks on merchant shipping in the Bab al Mandab Strait and called for their immediate cessation, as the UN Security Council held its second discussion on Friday on the escalating threat to the strategic waterway in the wake of renewed hostilities. “We call upon Houthi militia for immediate cessation of these provocative acts which could have dire…
The UN Security Council convened a meeting on Friday to discuss the escalating threat to the strategic Red Sea waterway due to renewed hostilities from Houthi militia. Pakistan's Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, called for an immediate cessation of Houthi attacks on merchant shipping in the Bab al Mandab Strait, emphasizing the potential dire consequences for maritime security and regional peace.
The meeting, chaired by Bahrain, also heard from Saudi Arabia, which warned that the Houthi escalation threatened Yemen, regional security, international trade, and global supply chains.
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