Mecca Pact, but no troops yet: Pak expresses 'solidarity' with Saudi after Houthi attacks

File photo: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif with Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud The Mecca pact may promise “one for all, all for one”, but Pakistan is not putting boots on the ground just yet.Islamabad on Sunday expressed “complete solidarity” with Saudi Arabia after a fresh wave of Houthi attacks on the kingdom, while warning that the strikes could threaten regional security and further disrupt global energy supplies.Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif conveyed Pakistan’s support to Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman during a phone call, according to the Pakistan Prime Minister’s Office.The outreach came a day after Saudi Arabia temporarily shut its 1,200-km East-West oil pipeline following a drone attack launched from Iraq.The pipeline is an important alternative route for Saudi oil exports as it allows crude to reach the Red Sea without passing through the Strait of Hormuz, where shipping has been severely disrupted by the wider US-Iran conflict since February.“While expressing complete solidarity with the Saudi leadership as well as the brotherly people of Saudi Arabia, the Prime Minister stated that the recent Houthi actions threatened regional peace and s...