Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said at the 81st UN General Assembly that the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement is a commitment to regional peace. He stated that the agreement is not against any country.
Sharif said the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait are lifelines of the global economy and must remain open. Condemning the Houthis' drone attack attempts on Mecca as a 'red line', he said Pakistan stands with Saudi Arabia.