Pakistan's military posture toward Yemen remains shaped by its defensive commitments under the August 2026 Makkah Joint Defense Agreement with Saudi Arabia and Türkiye, activated in early October amid intensified Houthi drone and missile strikes on Saudi territory. Official statements from Pakistan's Foreign Office and military spokespersons have repeatedly ruled out cross-border offensive operations or ground forces entering Yemen, framing deployments as limited to protecting Saudi sovereignty and airspace. Reports of Pakistani Air Force involvement in strikes have been officially denied as speculative. At the same time, Pakistan has supplied weapons and advisers to Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces and indicated it would evaluate any direct request from that government. Escalating Houthi attacks on Saudi infrastructure and potential further alliance activations continue to test the boundary between defensive support and offensive engagement.