ISLAMABAD – (Staff Reporter/Web Desk) – Pakistan will stand firmly with Saudi Arabia against any threat, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said on Wednesday. In his latest comments on the Khawaja Asif Houthis issue, he called the group an enemy of the Kingdom.
He said Pakistan has no doubt that the Houthis are attacking Saudi Arabia. In his words, any enemy of Saudi Arabia is an enemy of Pakistan.
The minister spoke as tension rises between Riyadh and the Yemen-based group. Fresh cross-border attacks have made the situation worse in recent days.
Asif said Pakistan is ready to help Saudi Arabia in any conflict. It does not matter if the danger comes from the Houthis, another country or any other armed group.
He also explained what Pakistan’s promise means. If Saudi security is under threat, every resource Pakistan has will be open to the Kingdom.
“We will be there to defend them,” he said. He added that Pakistan is bound by its arrangement with Riyadh.
Makkah Defence Alliance
Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye signed the Makkah trilateral agreement on August 7. The pact covers joint security and defence cooperation among the three countries.
It was later named the Makkah Defence Alliance. Under it, an armed attack on one member is treated as an attack on all three.
Houthi Attacks on the Kingdom
The Houthis announced a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia in July. Since then, they have fired missiles and drones at the Kingdom many times.
They have also targeted Saudi-linked ships in the Red Sea. Airports, energy sites and other key places have been hit as well.
Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif says Islamabad will make “whatever means” available to Saudi Arabia under a new mutual defence pact if Riyadh faces threats from the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen. pic.twitter.com/Qvb9GXTgbT
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) September 30, 2026
Saudi air defence systems have stopped many of these projectiles before they reached their targets.
Comments on Iran
Asif also spoke about Iran’s link with the Houthis. He said Tehran does not accept the group as its proxy.
He noted that armed groups backed by states can grow beyond their sponsors’ control. Some of them, he said, become rogue and follow their own path.
He did not name any country. He said there are many examples in history, and he did not need to list them.
Earlier Remarks on Makkah
Earlier this month, Asif said the situation had reached a point where the agreement must be applied. He made the comment after an attempted drone attack near the holy city.
Speaking on Geo News on September 16, he said the Makkah Agreement applies to Pakistan. He promised that the country will do its duty.
He said he could not share the details of the deal. However, he made one point very clear.
Pakistan does not need any agreement to protect the holy sites, he said. If Makkah is attacked, protecting it is a duty on its own.
For now, the message from Islamabad is simple. Pakistan sees any threat to Saudi Arabia as a threat to itself, and it is ready to act.
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