{
  "id": 11639818,
  "title": "As Saudi Arabia steps up war against Yemen’s Houthis, Pakistan set to play support role",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/as-saudi-arabia-steps-up-war-against-yemens-houthis-pakistan-set-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-03T08:00:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3369645/saudi-arabia-steps-war-against-yemens-houthis-pakistan-set-play-support-role"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Pakistani troops are expected to take over various defensive functions for Saudi Arabia to enable the Middle East country to fight an all-out war aimed at defeating Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels. According to defence analysts, Pakistani troops are not expected to participate directly in ground offensives against the Houthis being planned by Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s squabbling government…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Economic Times",
        "title": "Saudi plans Houthis assault to break Red Sea grip",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/saudi-plans-houthis-assault-to-break-red-sea-grip",
        "published": "2026-10-03T02:53:13.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}