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Pakistan rejects NYT report on PAF jets in Saudi operation against Houthis

Pakistan Published 8 October 2026, 19:17 · archived 8 Oct 2026

Pakistan has rejected a New York Times report claiming that Pakistan Air Force (PAF) jets took part in an operation launched by Saudi forces against the Houthis. In a fact-check posted on its official account on Thursday, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting described the report as “fake and fabricated” and urged international media organisations to refrain from speculative reporting on the use of Pakistan’s armed forces under the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement. “Details of any employment, if necessary, will be given by the concerned authorities,” the ministry said. The clarification c...

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