Pakistan strongly condemns attack on Saudi oil facility

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Monday strongly condemned the Houthi attack on a Saudi oil facility, according to a statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

“Pakistan strongly condemns missile and UAV attacks towards Saudi Arabia aiming to target civilians and civilian objects. The successful interception of the ballistic missiles and bomb-laden unmanned aerial vehicles by the Joint Coalition Forces prevented loss of innocent lives and is commendable,” read the press release on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

“Pakistan reiterates its full support and solidarity with Saudi Arabia against any threats to its security and territorial integrity,” added the MoFA.

The Houthi rebels said they had launched an attack last night on an industrial complex south of the Saudi Arabian city of Jizan.

Saudi forces, on the other hand, claimed that they intercepted the four missiles and six bomb-laden drones launched by Houthi rebels.

According to the Saudi military coalition spokesman Turki al-Malki, the missiles were launched from Yemen’s capital Sanaa and meant to hit civilian targets.

The Houthi rebels claim they also killed and injured dozens of ranking military officers in Saudi Arabia.

“Additionally, the giant oil facility in the Jizan industrial zone. The strike was accurate,” he said, adding that they also hit Saudi warplanes and other military targets in the airports of Abha, Jizan and Najran in southwest Saudi Arabia near the Yemen border.