Houthis attack Saudi Arabia: Pakistan's threats to conduct airstrikes on Houthis, who have been attacking Saudi Arabia, as part of the Mecca Pact could be nothing more than a bluff. It could, at best, be about sending a message across to Iran, which holds the strings to the rebels in Yemen.

Mecca Pact: Pakistan could activate the Mecca Pact to defend Saudi Arabia by conducting airstrikes in Yemen against Houthis, an Iranian proxy group. However, Islamabad might not extend that commitment to a potential Saudi military offensive in Yemen, putting the pact's promise of collective defence to its first real test.