Munir Fails Mecca Test: Why Pak's Field Marshal Is Not Riding to Rescue MBS The Houthi seizure of Mokha and Perim Island has sent shockwaves through the Middle East, but one player appears oddly detached from the drama: Pakistan.
Field Marshal Asim Munir, Pakistan's army chief, has been unusually quiet on the matter, despite being part of the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement with Saudi Arabia and Turkey.
This pact was touted as a game changer in regional security, a collective deterrence mechanism aimed at bolstering the trio against external threats. However, its first test is turning out to be a glaring failure.