Pakistan announced the deployment of a significant part of its forces in Saudi Arabia The spokesman of Pakistan's foreign ministry announced on Friday that the country has deployed a "significant" number of its forces in Saudi Arabia with a defense mission. According to the AFP news agency, Sajjad Haider Khan, a spokesman for Pakistan's foreign ministry, told reporters: "We currently have a significant number of our forces and equipment stationed in Riyadh." He added that Pakistan's military personnel in Saudi Arabia "will not cross the border to attack the Houthis, but will act [only] to protect the territory [of Saudi Arabia]."