{
  "id": 12886543,
  "title": "Pakistan rejects NYT report on PAF jets in Saudi operation against Houthis",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/pakistan-rejects-nyt-report-on-paf-jets-in-saudi-operation-against",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T14:17:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40443293/pakistan-rejects-nyt-report-on-paf-jets-in-saudi-operation-against-houthis"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The New York Times recently published a report suggesting that Pakistan Air Force (PAF) jets were involved in a recent operation against the Houthis in Saudi Arabia. However, Pakistan's Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has categorically rejected this claim, calling the report \"fake and fabricated.\" The ministry urged international media outlets to exercise caution and refrain from speculative reporting on the involvement of Pakistan's armed forces under the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement. The ministry stated that any details regarding the use of Pakistan's military forces, should they become necessary, would be provided by the relevant authorities. This clarification follows a recent agreement among Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkiye to immediately implement their collective defense commitments under the trilateral pact signed in August. The pact allows for the rapid deployment of agreed military forces and capabilities in the Kingdom, in response to an external armed attack on any of the three countries. The decision was made at the first-ever meeting of the alliance's Strategic Political and Defence Committee in Riyadh, where the top military and political leadership of the three nations participated. The deployment will be carried out under approved arrangements and in accordance with each country's national laws, with the aim of enhancing readiness, military integration, and collective capacity.",
  "summary": "Pakistan has rejected a New York Times report claiming that Pakistan Air Force (PAF) jets took part in an operation launched by Saudi forces against the Houthis. In a fact-check posted on its official account on Thursday, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting described the report as “fake and fabricated” and urged international media organisations to refrain from speculative reporting on…",
  "key_points": [
    "Pakistan rejects NYT report on PAF involvement in Saudi operation.",
    "Ministry of Information and Broadcasting calls report \"fake and fabricated\".",
    "International media urged to avoid speculative reporting on Pakistan's military involvement."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "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."
}