BREAKING NEWS: Any attack on Saudi Arabia is attack on Pakistan, says religious affairs minister

[Feroze]

Any attack on Saudi Arabia is attack on Pakistan, says religious affairs minister​

Screengrab showing Pakistan's Religious Affairs Minister Sardar Muhammad Yousaf speaking during a media talk in Madinah, Saudi Arabia, on June 4, 2026. (Screengrab/Facebook)
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Any attack on Saudi Arabia is attack on Pakistan, says religious affairs minister

Any attack on Saudi Arabia is attack on Pakistan, says religious affairs minister

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Updated 13 October 2026 12:39
Waseem Abbasi
October 13, 202612:00






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• Sardar Yousaf condemns Houthi attacks hitting Umrah pilgrims in Saudi Arabia, pledges full support for the Kingdom.
• Leaders of Pakistani religious parties express solidarity with the Kingdom, describing attacks on holy sites as their red line.

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s religious affairs minister on Tuesday strongly condemned Houthi attacks hitting civilian infrastructure and Umrah pilgrims in Saudi Arabia, saying Islamabad considers any attack on the Kingdom as an attack on Pakistan under its defense agreements with Saudi Arabia.

Religious Affairs Minister Sardar Muhammad Yousaf made the remarks while speaking to Arab News after attending a press conference at the National Press Club in Islamabad, where leaders of prominent Pakistani religious parties and parliamentarians gathered to express solidarity with the Kingdom.

The remarks followed several attacks by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi militia targeting Saudi civilian and oil facilities. A Pakistani national was killed and 11 other people were injured in an attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on Sunday, Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation said.

Speaking to Arab News, Yousaf expressed Pakistan’s solidarity with Saudi Arabia and said that Islamabad viewed the security and stability of the Kingdom as inseparable from its own.

“Any attacks that anyone has launched on Saudi Arabia, we consider them attacks on Pakistan,” the minister said. “No Muslim can tolerate attacks on Haramain Sharifain (Two Holy Mosques) and Hejaz-e-Muqaddas (Makkah and Madinah) to weaken the power of Muslims.”

Pakistan is taking practical steps to support Saudi Arabia and the recently signed Makkah defense pact between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye is aimed at ensuring collective security through concrete defensive measures, according to the minister.

“Pakistan has also practically proven it (support for Saudi Arabia), and for this, it is taking all kinds of steps and God willing, it will continue to take them,” Yousaf said.

Pakistan and Saudi Arabia signed a bilateral Strategic Mutual Defense Agreement last year, while Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye signed the Makkah Joint Defense Agreement in August. The defense pacts treat an armed attack on one member as an attack on all.

Yousaf denounced Houthi attacks hitting Umrah pilgrims in the Kingdom who he said posed no threat to anyone.

“(Attack on) Umrah pilgrims, this is such a heart-wrenching incident that has happened,” he said.

“See, as Muslims, this is a part of our faith. Whoever goes to perform Umrah or Hajj, goes to seek forgiveness for their sins ... They do not go to fight with someone. They do not go to attack someone.”

Yousaf said Pakistan’s political leadership, religious parties and state institutions stood united in support of the government’s position on Saudi Arabia.

“When the time comes, Muslims worldwide, and the people of Pakistan in particular, are fully prepared to sacrifice their lives and wealth to defend the sanctity of the Kingdom,” Yousaf said.

“We fully support all steps taken by the government and state of Saudi Arabia to ensure absolute security and peace.”

At the press conference, Pakistani religious leaders and parliamentarians condemned the attacks and called for stronger unity among Muslim countries in defense of Saudi Arabia and Islam’s holy sites.

Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri, secretary general of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Pakistan and a member of parliament, said the government and people of Pakistan were united in their support for the Kingdom.

“On the issue of Saudi Arabia, government and people are on one page and I consider this a very good omen,” Haideri said. “Saudi Arabia is not merely a country; it is the center of Muslims’ religious devotion.”

Senator Dr. Hafiz Abdul Karim, patron of the Pak-Saudi Solidarity Council, condemned the attacks, particularly those hitting Umrah pilgrims.

“Makkah and Madinah, Umrah and Hajj pilgrims are red lines for all Muslims and attack on them are unacceptable. We reject those and express full solidarity with Saudi Arabia,” he said.

Shah Owais Noorani, who heads the Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan party, said Pakistan and Saudi Arabia were geographically separate but united by the bond of faith.

He said no Muslim could justify attacks on Umrah pilgrims or the holy sites of Islam.

“Who are these people who are only disturbing (peace of) Haramain Sharifain and doing conspiracies against them?” Noorani said, calling for expanding the Makkah defense agreement to establish a broader joint Islamic defense bloc to protect the holy land.

Any attack on Saudi Arabia is attack on Pakistan, says religious affairs minister

Any attack on Saudi Arabia is attack on Pakistan, says religious affairs minister

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[Haz]

Attacking and killing Muslim pilgrims at a civilian international airport from all around the world going for Umrah was the stupidest thing they could've done. And then doubling and tripling down on the attacks just makes you look like you are an enemy to all regular Muslims no matter who. Terrorists being terrorists I guess, Iran taught them well.

 

[Watandar]

Yawn. All these mullahs get money and goodies from Saudi Arabia and want the gravy train to continue. Where are their concerns , their condemnations of Saudi bombing and blockading of Yemen for the last 10 years ? Saudi attacks on Yemeni airports ?

Yemenis are poor hence their lives are considered worthless by these tayyar halwa consuming mullahs.

 

[Feroze]

Yawn. All these mullahs get money and goodies from Saudi Arabia and want the gravy train to continue. Where are their concerns , their condemnations of Saudi bombing and blockading of Yemen for the last 10 years ? Saudi attacks on Yemeni airports ?

Yemenis are poor hence their lives are considered worthless by these tayyar halwa consuming mullahs.

I believe the Saudi ulema considers these Houthi rebels to be heretics.

 

[Watandar]

I believe the Saudi ulema considers these Houthi rebels to be heretics.

Yes anyone who isn't a Wahhabi salafi like them is a heretic who should be killed. It's why Saudi Arabia produced Mr Osama Bin Laden, Alqaeda , ISIS and 9/11. Saudi spends lots of money in advertising, social influencing and sports washing to make the world forget, but we won't.

 

[Feroze]

Yes anyone who isn't a Wahhabi salafi like them is a heretic who should be killed. It's why Saudi Arabia produced Mr Osama Bin Laden, Alqaeda , ISIS and 9/11. Saudis spent lots of money in branding and sports washing to make the world forget, but we won't.

I do not know what is your personal beliefs or sect is.

But I go by what the authorities say. Sunni Islam is the Orthodoxy and usually it is expected.

 

[Watandar]

I do not know what is your personal beliefs or sect is.

But I go by what the authorities say. Sunni Islam is the Orthodoxy and usually it is expected.

Not here for a religious discussion. You are entitled to your view.

 

[Feroze]

Not here for a religious discussion. You are entitled to your view.

Same goes with you. You are entitled to your opinions.

But I go by what the facts are and what the authorities say, and not some pointless thinking done by people like you.

 

[ninja87]

Will the mullah send his own sons to the front lines of the war?

 

[Mobius]

Will the mullah send his own sons to the front lines of the war?

Modern day mullahs are some of the worst hypocrites under the sky. They'll do anything for a case full of dollars or halwa, and would go to the nth degree to avoid critical thinking.

 

[White Privilege]

Attacking and killing Muslim pilgrims at a civilian international airport from all around the world going for Umrah was the stupidest thing they could've done. And then doubling and tripling down on the attacks just makes you look like you are an enemy to all regular Muslims no matter who. Terrorists being terrorists I guess, Iran taught them well.

Saudis and GCC allowed US and Israel to bomb Iran, they supported the campaign by letting US use their bases and airspace. If Iran now emboldens and equips Houthis against Saudis, it's just payback......

 

[SABRE]

Attacking and killing Muslim pilgrims at a civilian international airport from all around the world going for Umrah was the stupidest thing they could've done. And then doubling and tripling down on the attacks just makes you look like you are an enemy to all regular Muslims no matter who. Terrorists being terrorists I guess, Iran taught them well.

This is where the Houthis really faltered, and also made their sponsors look bad.

 

[mythbuster]

All the GCC countries should have openly supported the Americans and joined hands in bombing the crap out of Iran ... you can hate UAE as much as you like b, however she stood her ground , rest are hypocrite.

 

[NA71]

mashallah probably this is 100th such statement in recent times....