ISLAMABAD/RIYADH, SEP 13: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday denounced Houthi attacks against Saudi Arabia in a call with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.
MBS had received a call from Sharif, with whom he discussed regional developments and diplomatic efforts to de-escalate tensions, SPA said.
“Sharif condemned the Houthi militia’s attacks targeting Saudi Arabia, denouncing the flagrant violations of Saudi sovereignty and territorial integrity, and reiterating Pakistan’s full solidarity with the Kingdom,” the report said adding that the Pakistani PM also condemned attacks on Saudi Arabia’s vital oil infrastructure.
“He praised the Kingdom’s restraint and its support for Iraqi government efforts to prevent the use of its territory to launch attacks against the Kingdom and neighboring countries.”
The Saudi Foreign Ministry had said that Saudi Arabia strongly condemned the targeting of the East-West Pipeline in the Riyadh and Medina regions by several drones launched from Iraq, which resulted in injuries and some damage that was being recovered.
