# Türkiye and Pakistan praise Saudi forces’ readiness

https://mins.news/en/video/87931

- TRT World, 2026-10-06 12:12 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlwoka30AA4

> Saudi Arabia is facing attacks by Ansarullah Houthi forces from across the border in Yemen. Türkiye and Pakistan may step in to help, after agreeing at an emergency Riyadh meeting on a framework for deploying their militaries under a defence pact signed in August. Mohamad Elmasry of the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies comments.

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