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Pakistan PM Draws Red Line Over Houthi Attacks on Makkah
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In Short: Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said further Houthi attacks on Makkah would be a red line for Islamabad.
At the UN General Assembly in New York, Sharif condemned the recent Houthi attacks against Saudi Arabia, calling them 'deplorable.
Last week, Saudi Arabia reported that a Houthi drone targeted Makkah for the first time since 2017, though it was intercepted.
On Thursday, Saudi Arabia intercepted more Houthi ballistic missiles, warning several regions including Makkah.
Since July, Houthi attacks have escalated, breaking a years-long truce and deepening Yemen's involvement in the broader Middle East conflict.
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- UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said at the UN Friday that further Houthi attacks on Makkah would be a “red line” for Islamabad.
- “We once again condemn, in the strongest possible terms, the recent deplorable attacks by the Houthis against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,” Sharif said at the UN’s gathering of world leaders in New York.