Analysis-As Munir's military takes on Gulf role, Pakistan's parliament is not involved

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Pakistan has agreed to deploy additional forces to Saudi Arabia under a defense pact, reportedly without a parliamentary vote. The move highlights the military’s strong influence over foreign policy as Saudi Arabia faces escalating attacks by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis.

By Ariba Shahid ISLAMABAD, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Eleven years after Pakistan's parliament voted to keep the country out of a Saudi-led intervention in Yemen in 2015, Islamabad has agreed to rapidly deploy more forces to Saudi Arabia without a parliamentary vote, highlighting the military's grip on foreign policy under Field Marshal Asim Munir. On Monday, a defence pact Pakistan signed with Saudi Arabia and Turkey in August was invoked for the first time, as the kingdom faces escalating attacks from Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis.