Pakistan, Turkiye edge closer towards joining Saudi war against Houthis

Islamabad, Pakistan — Turkiye and Pakistan are rushing their military chiefs to Riyadh in response to a call from Saudi Arabia for an urgent meeting on implementing their mutual defence agreement, amid the escalating war against the Houthis in Yemen that has spilled over into Saudi territory.Turkiye’s Defence Ministry confirmed on Friday that General Selcuk Bayraktaroglu, the chief of general staff, will be travelling to Saudi Arabia.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Saudi, Turkish, Pakistani chiefs plan urgent talks amid Yemen fightinglist 2 of 4Saudi Arabia’s King Salman slams targeting of Mecca by ‘terrorist’ Houthislist 3 of 4How much is UK supporting Saudi Arabia in its war with Iran-backed Houthis?list 4 of 4Saudi Arabia allies line up support as Houthi attacks mountend of listPakistan’s chief of defence forces, Field Marshal Asim Munir, is also expected to arrive in the Saudi capital soon, Al Jazeera has learned, though the Inter-Services Public Relations, Pakistan’s military media wing, did not respond to a request for confirmation on whether Munir had departed for Riyadh.The developments follow a Saudi request to Turkiye and Pakistan for their military chiefs t...