Pakistan has reportedly entered the Saudi-led military campaign against Yemen’s Houthis, with a senior Pakistani military official saying Pakistani fighter jets have carried out strikes against Houthi targets. A second Pakistani official described the operation as air support aimed at countering Houthi missile and drone threats, while ruling out a Pakistani ground offensive inside Yemen. The escalation comes after Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Türkiye activated their new mutual defence arrangement amid growing Houthi attacks on Saudi territory. 

Saudi Arabia has raised the alarm over an alleged Houthi drone that the Saudi-led coalition says was intercepted before reaching the restricted airspace around Mecca, triggering a sharp diplomatic and political reaction across the region. According to the coalition, the drone was heading toward Islam's holiest city before it was shot down. The OIC condemned what it described as Houthi aggression against Saudi Arabia and alleged attacks targeting the Mecca and Madinah regions. The Houthis, however, have rejected the Saudi account. A Houthi Politburo member dismissed the allegation as a “worn-out lie” and denied that the drone was targeting Mecca, creating a direct dispute over what happened and where the alleged drone was headed. WATCH