'Fake and fabricated': Info ministry rejects NYT report claiming PAF jets being used against Yemen's Houthis
The Ministry of Information dismissed on Thursday a news report claiming that Pakistan Air Force (PAF) aircraft were being used against the Yemen’s Houthis as “fake and fabricated”. A New York Times report published on Oct 7, a screenshot of which the ministry shared in an X post, cited an unnamed source as saying that PAF fighter jets were being employed against the group, amid the latter’s…
The Ministry of Information in Pakistan categorically rejected a New York Times report published on October 7, stating that the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) jets were being used against Yemen's Houthis. The NYT article, which cited an anonymous source, claimed that PAF fighter jets were actively employed against the group amid the ongoing conflict with Saudi Arabia.
However, the information ministry dismissed the report as "fake and fabricated" in a follow-up post on X. They warned international media houses against speculative reporting regarding the use of Pakistan's military forces under the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement. The ministry emphasized that any deployment details would be provided by the relevant authorities.
This follows a similar denial by the ministry about a Reuters report claiming the deployment of 30,000 to 40,000 Pakistani troops in Saudi Arabia, which the ministry labeled as "speculative". The current situation arises after Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey agreed to the deployment of military forces and capabilities in the kingdom during a recent emergency meeting of the Makkah Defence Alliance in Riyadh.
The defense pact was signed on August 7 and aims to strengthen collective deterrence among the signatory states.
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