Pakistan rejects report claiming PAF jets deployed...

Summary

• The ministry responded on Thursday to a report published by The New York Times, which cited an unnamed source as saying that PAF aircraft were involved in operations against the Houthis amid rising tensions between the group and Saudi Arabia.
• Earlier this week, the ministry had also rejected reports suggesting that Pakistan was preparing to deploy between 30,000 and 40,000 troops to Saudi Arabia, describing such claims as speculative.
• Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye recently agreed to move towards the practical implementation of their collective defence commitments under the Makkah Defence Alliance.

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Pakistan’s Ministry of Information has rejected as “fake and fabricated” a report claiming that Pakistan Air Force (PAF) fighter jets were being used against Yemen’s Houthi rebels.

The ministry responded on Thursday to a report published by The New York Times, which cited an unnamed source as saying that PAF aircraft were involved in operations against the Houthis amid rising tensions between the group and Saudi Arabia.

In a statement posted on social media, the ministry categorically denied the claim and urged international media organisations to avoid speculative reports about the deployment of Pakistani military forces under the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement.