Pak army chief Munir bypasses PM Sharif, moves to deploy more military assets to Saudi Arabia
- Mecca Joint Defence Agreement is built on on a 2025 Saudi-Pakistani pact under which Pakistan had sent about 8,000 troops to the kingdom by May (Photo: Agencies).
- Pakistan defence forces chief Asim Munir agreed to quickly deploy more Pakistani troops to Saudi Arabia, despite the Pakistani Parliament voting to stay out of the Houthi conflict 11 years ago.
- The Mecca defence pact signed by Pakistan with Saudi Arabia and Turkey in August was invoked for the first time on Monday, amid increasing Houthi attacks on the Saudi kingdom.
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- Mecca Joint Defence Agreement is built on on a 2025 Saudi-Pakistani pact under which Pakistan had sent about 8,000 troops to the kingdom by May (Photo: Agencies).
- Pakistan defence forces chief Asim Munir agreed to quickly deploy more Pakistani troops to Saudi Arabia, despite the Pakistani Parliament voting to stay out of the Houthi conflict 11 years ago.
- The Mecca defence pact signed by Pakistan with Saudi Arabia and Turkey in August was invoked for the first time on Monday, amid increasing Houthi attacks on the Saudi kingdom.
Sources: Times of India