Pakistan reaffirms support for Saudi security amid rising Yemen tensions
Pakistan reiterates firm security support for Saudi Arabia, urging dialogue, restraint, and regional stability as Yemen conflict tensions escalate.
Islamabad – Pakistan’s Foreign Office spokesperson on Thursday voiced strong solidarity with Saudi Arabia, reiterating Islamabad’s firm commitment to the Kingdom’s security as tensions continue to rise in Yemen.
The statement followed an announcement by the Saudi-led Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen, which confirmed carrying out a “limited” air operation on December 30. The strike targeted two consignments of smuggled weapons and military equipment reportedly transported from the UAE’s Fujairah port to Mukalla in southern Yemen.
Pakistan expresses full solidarity with Saudi Arabia amid rising tensions in Yemen.
Foreign Office reaffirms Islamabad’s commitment to the Kingdom’s national security.
Saudi-led coalition confirms limited airstrikes on smuggled weapons shipments in Yemen.
Weapons allegedly intended to support UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council forces.
According to the coalition’s spokesperson, the seized arms were intended to back the UAE-supported Southern Transitional Council (STC) forces in Yemen’s Hadramaut and Al-Mahra regions, with the purpose of intensifying the ongoing conflict. In the aftermath of the airstrikes, Yemen’s Presidential Council head, Rashad Al-Alimi, called on Emirati authorities to withdraw their forces from Yemen within 24 hours.
“Pakistan expresses complete solidarity with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and reaffirms its commitment to security of the Kingdom,” Pakistan’s Foreign Office Spokesperson Tahir Andrabi told reporters at a weekly news briefing.
“Pakistan maintains its firm support for the resolution of Yemen issue through dialogue and diplomacy and hopes that Yemen’s people and regional powers work together toward inclusive and enduring settlement of the issue, safeguarding regional stability.”
The spokesperson also expressed support for Yemen’s unity and territorial integrity. He said Pakistan strongly opposes “unilateral steps” by any Yemeni party that may further escalate the situation, undermine peace efforts and threaten the peace and stability of the country and the region.
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Pakistan and Saudi Arabia signed a landmark defense pact in September last year, according to which aggression against one country will be treated as an attack against both.
The pact, signed by both countries during Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s visit to Saudi Arabia in September 2025, signaled a push by both governments to formalize long-standing military ties into a binding security commitment.
On Wednesday, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif reaffirmed “complete solidarity” with Saudi Arabia during a phone call with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman following Riyadh’s weapon shipment bombing in Yemen.
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