The 'Mecca Pact' or Muslim NATO has become a saw for Pakistan. They were criticized by the whole world due to the inaction of the Muslim NATO in the continuous attacks of the Houthis in Saudi Arabia. Finally, removing the title of traitor, Islamabad stood by Saudi and attacked the Houthis. According to a New York Times report, Pakistani warplanes are conducting airstrikes against Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen. Terrible bombs are being dropped from airplanes. In addition, about 8 thousand Pakistani troops have reached the Middle Eastern country before strengthening the defense system of friend Saudi.
A video circulating on social media appears to show Saudi airstrikes in Yarim, Ibb Governorate, Yemen. The person filming can be heard saying: “They are striking the military camp now.” Yemen
— Ahmad Algohbary (@AhmadAlgohbary) October 8, 2026
It has been reported that Pakistan Air Force is attacking Houthi-held Yemen jointly with the Saudi Army. That picture and video has been published on social media. The Houthi group has been carrying out missile-drone attacks on Saudi Arabia for more than a month. They even attacked the pilgrimage city of Mecca. In this situation, Saudi had no choice but to build countermeasures. In that work, Shahbaz Sharif government has fulfilled the vow of 'Mecca Agreement'. However, Pakistan's Ministry of Information and Technology refused to accept the New York Times report. They claimed that the PAF warplanes were not on operations against the Houthis. This news is 'false' and 'distorted'.
However, Islamabad did not deny the deployment of Pakistani troops in Saudi Arabia. Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chowdhury confirmed this to CNN. However, he did not say anything about the number of Pakistani troops deployed in the 'friendly' country. Several media claim that 8,000 soldiers have been sent to Saudi Arabia.
Incidentally, the Houthi rebels engaged in a terrible war with Saudi Arabia for more than a month. They now control several areas of Yemen, including the Bab-al Mandeb Strait, the main Saudi trade route. Pakistan and Türkiye have already taken steps to save the helpless Saudi in this serious situation. According to the Makkah Agreement, both countries are sending troops to Saudi Arabia. It should be noted that Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Türkiye signed the Makkah Agreement in August last year. The main provisions of the Makkah Agreement, like Article 5 of NATO, are that if any member country under the agreement is attacked, the other two countries will treat the attack as an attack on themselves and take appropriate action.