Pakistan's Saudi-Turkey defense agreement is unlikely to be activated in the widening conflict between Saudi Arabia and the Houthis, who are firing daily into the kingdom.

Pakistan's Saudi-Turkey defense agreement is unlikely to be activated in the widening conflict between Saudi Arabia and the Houthis, who are firing daily into the kingdom.

A regional diplomat told Kan News that the agreement does not require its members to respond automatically or immediately, and that the Houthis are not considered an existential threat to Saudi Arabia at this time.