Pakistan FM says Saudi defence pact meeting next week to focus on Houthi attacks

An emergency meeting of the strategic political defence committee under the pact between Pakistan, Turkey and Saudi Arabia will focus on Houthi attacks in Saudi Arabia, Pakistan's foreign minister said on Friday.

The meeting will be held next week, Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar told reporters.

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The regional powers signed the "Mekkah Joint Defence Agreement" in August, weeks before Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis launched attacks against the kingdom.

Ishaq Dar said it would not be possible to entertain new requests to join the Makkah Defence Pact until the agreement is fully operational, a process that could take up to a year.

He added that more than six countries are interested in joining the pact.