Daily Memo: Houthi Attacks on Saudi Arabia Alarm Pakistan

Islamabad warned that it would come to Riyadh's aid if necessary.

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Alliance commitments. Further Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia would cross a “red line” and could force Pakistan to come to the Saudis’ aid, unnamed Pakistani officials said told Reuters. Riyadh and Islamabad signed a mutual defense agreement last year. If Pakistan were drawn into the conflict, it would complicate Islamabad’s role as a mediator between […]

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