Pakistan, which signed the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement (called the Mecca Pact) with Saudi Arabia and Turkey, is facing a dilemma as the Mecca Pact has not failed; it was announced before it was built. Pakistan can field a limited deployment; it cannot easily fund a long war. The FY27 budget sets defence at Rs.
Aden: Yemeni government forces repelled several attacks by the Houthi group in the oil-rich province of Marib, resulting in the deaths of two soldiers and injuries to multiple others, according to a military official who spoke to Xinhua under condition of anonymity. “Defensive operations were carried out by government forces across various combat zones in.