{"id":87581,"date":"2026-10-11T09:19:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-11T09:19:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/?p=87581"},"modified":"2026-10-12T09:28:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T09:28:13","slug":"pm-shehbaz-strongly-condemns-houthi-attack-on-riyadh-airport-reaffirms-solidarity-with-saudi-arabia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/2026\/10\/11\/pm-shehbaz-strongly-condemns-houthi-attack-on-riyadh-airport-reaffirms-solidarity-with-saudi-arabia\/","title":{"rendered":"PM Shehbaz strongly condemns Houthi attack on Riyadh Airport, reaffirms solidarity with Saudi Arabia"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Six Pakistani nationals injured in attack on King Khalid International Airport; Pakistan Embassy in Riyadh coordinating assistance for affected families<\/em><\/h6>\n<figure id=\"attachment_87493\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-87493\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-87493 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/d7e03b49-07d2-44c3-8791-3758a5916844-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-87493\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">By Rehan Khan &#8211; Director Diplomatic &amp; International Affairs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>ISLAMABAD:<\/strong> Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has strongly condemned the attack carried out by Houthi militia on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, expressing condolences to the families of the victims and praying for the speedy recovery of the injured.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement on his social media account \u2018X\u2019on Sunday, the prime minister described attacks targeting civilians and vital infrastructure as utterly unacceptable and a serious threat to regional peace and stability.<\/p>\n<p>He said such violent acts constituted a flagrant violation of international law and must cease immediately.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cPakistan stands firmly and with steadfast solidarity alongside the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, its leadership, and its brotherly people,\u201d the prime minister said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Referring to the Mecca Al-Mukarramah Joint Defense Agreement and the deep fraternal ties between the two countries, he reaffirmed Pakistan\u2019s unwavering commitment to Saudi Arabia\u2019s sovereignty, territorial integrity and security.<\/p>\n<p>The prime minister also expressed deep sorrow over reports that six Pakistani nationals had been injured in the Houthi attack on King Khalid International Airport.<\/p>\n<p>He prayed for their speedy recovery and said Pakistan\u2019s Embassy in Riyadh was in close contact with the Saudi authorities and extending all possible assistance to the affected families.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Six Pakistani nationals injured in attack on King Khalid International Airport; Pakistan Embassy in Riyadh coordinating assistance for affected families ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has strongly condemned the attack carried out by Houthi militia on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, expressing condolences to the families of the victims and praying for the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":87582,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[67,54],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-87581","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-diplomacy","category-middle-east"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87581","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=87581"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87581\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":87583,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87581\/revisions\/87583"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/87582"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=87581"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=87581"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=87581"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}