Event Brief
Pakistan urges Houthis to stop Red Sea ‘provocative acts’
By The BriefBrief · Sources (2)
Filed: Sep 18, 2026 at 11:08 PM ET
Summary: Pakistan condemned Houthi attacks on merchant shipping in the Bab al Mandab Strait and called for their immediate cessation. The remarks were delivered by Pakistan’s UN ambassador during a UN Security Council meeting convened by Bahrain on the escalating threat to the strategic waterway.
WHO: Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the UN
WHAT: Urged Houthi militia to immediately stop “provocative acts” affecting merchant shipping in the Bab al Mandab Strait
WHEN: Sep 19, 2026
WHERE: Bahrain
WHY: Pakistan reacted to Houthi attacks on merchant shipping in the Bab al Mandab Strait and urged their immediate cessation for maritime security and regional peace.
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