PAKISTAN’S principled stance on Houthi attacks against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) is grounded in steadfast solidarity with Riyadh, adherence to international law, and a preference for regional deterrence and diplomacy over direct military intervention. Stability of Middle East is severely threatened as non-state actors like the Houthis project military power globally, turning a local Yemeni conflict into a challenge against state sovereignty and freedom of navigation. By using drones and missiles to target commercial shipping in vital arteries like the Red Sea and Bab-el-Mandeb, they exploit strategic geography for coercion.

Furthermore, attacks on Saudi Arabian territory directly jeopardize the Haramain Sharifain, crossing an absolute red line. This threat to Saudi security immediately triggers Pakistan’s strategic calculus, uniting critical security, economic, and religious imperatives into a unified,........

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