Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 07:31am on 09 Oct 2026,Friday International
Pakistan’s Chief of Defence Forces, Field Marshal Asim Munir, has agreed to rapidly deploy additional Pakistani troops to Saudi Arabia under the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement with Saudi Arabia and Türkiye. The decision, reported on October 8, 2026, comes amid escalating attacks by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi group against the kingdom. The move has raised questions about civilian oversight, as Pakistan’s Parliament voted in 2015 to remain neutral in the Yemen conflict. Authorities have not disclosed the deployment’s size or operational details. Pakistan says the arrangement supports Saudi security, while analysts warn it could deepen the military’s influence over foreign policy. (PC: AFP)
