Pakistan denounce Houthis’s drone strike on Saudia’s Abha Airport

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan denounced Houthis’s drone strike on Saudi Arabia’s Abha International Airport on Thursday which caused injury to several people.

A spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement, “We wish the wounded a speedy recovery.” He said these attacks not only violate international law, but also threaten the peace and security of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and the region. Pakistan has urged an immediate halt to the attack.

The spokesperson said Pakistan reaffirmed its full support and solidarity with the KSA against any threats to its security and territorial integrity.

On August 2021, at least eight people sustained injuries and a civilian plane was damaged on Tuesday after a drone attack on Saudi Arabia’s Abha International Airport.

According to the Saudi-led Arab coalition, Saudi Arabia’s defence forces intercepted and destroyed an explosive-laden drone targeting the airport without causing any casualties.

Earlier in February 2021, another drone attack by the Houthis on Abha airport resulted in a civilian plane catching fire, although there were no reports of any injuries.

The Abha airport also faced another drone attack in 2019, which killed one person and left nine civilians injured.