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  "id": 6743214,
  "title": "Pakistan says no plans for military action in Yemen after attacks on Saudi Arabia",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/pakistan-says-no-plans-for-military-action-in-yemen-after-attacks-on",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-11T09:42:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/pakistan-officials-say-no-plans-military-action-yemen-after-attacks-saudi-arabia"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Pakistan has confirmed it has no plans for military action in Yemen following recent attacks by the Houthis on Saudi Arabia, according to a Foreign Ministry spokesperson. The defense pact signed by Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey in Mecca last month states that an attack on one of the three nations would be considered an attack on all three, according to Reuters. However, Pakistan Foreign Ministry spokesperson Sajjad Haider Khan stated that the agreement is only being activated if and when circumstances require it. The spokesperson added that Pakistan may act when the time comes, but there are currently no plans to expand the Mecca alliance amid ongoing regional tensions that are disrupting energy supplies.",
  "summary": "Pakistan says no plans for military action in Yemen after attacks on Saudi Arabia Submitted by MEE staff on Fri, 09/11/2026 - 10:17 Islamabad and Riyadh recently signed a trilateral pact with Turkey in Mecca, pledging mutual defence against military attack Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif meet in…",
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