While speaking with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman on the 23rd, Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz condemned the attack on Saudi oil tankers by the Houthis in Yemen. Shahbaz said in a social media post on the 23rd that such acts are unacceptable, flagrantly violate international law, disrupt freedom of navigation, and pose a threat to regional peace and security. Shahbaz said that Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have agreed to continue to cooperate closely to jointly promote regional peace, security and stability, and ensure the smooth flow of legal maritime trade within the Red Sea, the Strait of Hormuz and the wider region.

While speaking with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman on the 23rd, Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz condemned the attack on Saudi oil tankers by the Houthis in Yemen. Shahbaz said in a social media post on the 23rd that such acts are unacceptable, flagrantly violate international law, disrupt freedom of navigation, and pose a threat to regional peace and security. Shahbaz said that Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have agreed to continue to cooperate closely to jointly promote regional peace, security and stability, and ensure the smooth flow of legal maritime trade within the Red Sea, the Strait of Hormuz and the wider region.