The analysis notes that Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia have brought the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement into focus. Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif stated earlier this week that the pact would be operational if Saudi Arabia faces unprovoked aggression or a spillover of the Yemen conflict. Turkiye's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan clarified last month that the pact operates like NATO, requiring the attacked member state to actively request and define the specific type of help needed. While Pakistan and Turkiye are likely to expand existing air and technological support, direct military intervention by Pakistan in Yemen is considered unlikely.