Pakistan condemns Houthi attack on Saudi Aramco building, denounces targeting of civilian facilities

Pakistan on Monday condemned the attempted attack by the Houthis on a Saudi Aramco building in Riyadh, while expressing concern over the targeting of civilian facilities.

An attack claimed by Yemen’s Houthis damaged Saudi Aramco’s corporate tower in Riyadh’s King Abdullah Financial District on Sunday. The Saudi Energy Ministry said debris from an attempted attack had caused limited damage to the building, adding that no injuries or fatalities had been reported.

The Houthis have increasingly targeted Saudi Aramco facilities and infrastructure, marking a further escalation in the conflict between the group and the kingdom.

In a statement on X, the Foreign Office (FO) said: “Pakistan strongly condemns the attempted attack by the Houthis on a Saudi Aramco administrative building in Riyadh. Fortunately, no casualties were reported.”

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The statement noted that the targeting of civilian facilities demonstrated a “reckless disregard” for human life and regional security, adding that Pakistan demanded that the Houthis immediately and “unconditionally” cease all attacks against Saudi Arabia.

It added: “Pakistan commends the vigilance and swift response of the Saudi authorities in confronting this unjustifiable and unprovoked aggression.”

The FO said Pakistan stood resolutely with the kingdom’s leadership and people, reaffirming full support for “all measures necessary” to safeguard Saudi Arabia’s security, sovereignty and territorial integrity.

“The security of Saudi Arabia is of paramount importance to Pakistan. Our commitment to the safety and well-being of our Saudi brothers and sisters remains steadfast,” the statement concluded.

The latest attack came hours after Saudi authorities announced the resumption of in-person schooling in Riyadh following weeks of remote learning because of earlier Houthi strikes. Several government agencies also returned to office-based work after suspending operations.

Pakistan has condemned Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia with increasing frequency, calling for an immediate halt to strikes on civilian and economic infrastructure and an urgent de-escalation and a UN-led political process to resolve the conflict.

On October 26, Pakistan strongly condemned “reprehensible” Houthi ballistic missile attacks on October 24, which had targeted the Makkah and Madinah regions of Saudi Arabia, including areas in the vicinity of the holy sites.

On October 24, Saudi Arabia’s Civil Defence briefly issued alerts warning of potential danger in Taif and Yanbu, as well as the holy city of Makkah and its second-largest city, Jeddah. A Saudi-led ​coalition fighting Yemen’s ‌Houthis said it destroyed two ballistic missiles fired ​by the ​group towards Taif and Yanbu, as fighting between the sides continued.

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The condemnations came following the September 2025 Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, which established a framework for joint defence, and the subsequent trilateral Makkah Joint Defence Agreement signed on August 7 involving Turkiye.

According to the Makkah agreement, an armed attack against any one of the three signatory states would be regarded as an attack against all three, establishing a framework for collective deterrence and expanded defence cooperation. The agreement has since been followed by efforts to translate its commitments into closer military coordination.

The Saudi-led coalition said the Houthis had launched 20 attacks on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh in October, killing 17 people and injuring 333 others. Abha airport in southwestern Saudi Arabia was also targeted amid renewed hostilities.

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Yemen’s civil war reignited in July after a UN-brokered truce collapsed, months into a wider Middle East war. Saudi Arabia and the Yemeni government have since claimed hundreds of strikes on Houthi-held territory. The Houthis say the attacks have killed civilians, including women and children. Reuters could not independently verify those claims.

The Saudis entered the Yemen war in 2015 at the head of an Arab coalition to try to force the Houthis out of ‌the Yemeni capital ⁠, Sanaa. The war became a bloody stalemate, with hundreds of thousands of Yemenis killed by fighting and famine.

A 2022 ceasefire reached by the Saudis and the Houthis unravelled this summer, culminating in a lightning Houthi advance that took the Red Sea chokepoint of Bab el-Mandeb from Saudi-backed government forces.