Pakistan PM warns Houthi attack on Mecca, Medina would cross a 'red line'

Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif has condemned Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia and called any threat to Mecca and Medina a 'red line' at the UN.

• Sharif denounced the Houthi strikes as 'deplorable,' saying an attack on Mecca or Medina would cross a 'red line that must never be crossed.'
• The military chiefs of Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye met in Riyadh on Friday to discuss intelligence sharing and military coordination.
• Sharif said the Strait of Hormuz and Bab al-Mandeb, 'arteries of the global economy,' must remain open and safe for world trade.
• Sharif urged Afghan authorities to take strict measures ensuring their territory is not used for attacks against Pakistan.
• Sharif said the Mecca Agreement targets no state in his UN General Assembly address.
• Sharif also called for an end to Israeli strikes on Syria and Lebanon during his UN address.
• Sharif cited the deaths of Palestinian girls Hind Rajab and Wafa Aqeela as an indictment of the international community's collective silence.
• Sharif expressed deep concern over the spread of Israeli violence to the West Bank in his UN address.
• Sharif described forced displacement of Palestinians as reflecting an Israeli genocide agenda during his UN address.