Last Updated on November 9, 2026 by YeJahan
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ISLAMABAD (Nov 9): RIYADH (Nov 9): An attack targeted Saudi Arabia’s East-West oil pipeline in the Medina region on Monday, sparking a limited fire that caused no casualties, according to the Kingdom’s Ministry of Energy.
Emergency response teams were deployed immediately to the site and successfully brought the blaze under control.
In an official statement, the Energy Ministry confirmed that no fatalities or injuries were reported in the incident. Officials added that the strike did not disrupt pipeline operations or affect oil supplies.
#BREAKING: Saudi Ministry of Energy reports that the East-West Pipeline in the Madinah region was targeted on Monday, sparking a limited fire that emergency teams extinguished, with no injuries, fatalities or disruption to operations. https://t.co/SxCmcybMUX
— Saudi Gazette (@Saudi_Gazette) November 9, 2026
Earlier, Pakistan strongly condemned the Houthi attack on Saudi Aramco’s corporate office in Riyadh, demanding that the Yemeni rebel group immediately and unconditionally halt all hostilities against the Kingdom.
In an official statement issued on Monday, the Foreign Office (FO) warned that targeting civilian and commercial infrastructure demonstrates a “reckless disregard for human life and regional security.” While Sunday’s strike damaged the Aramco skyscraper inside Riyadh’s King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD), no casualties were reported.
The FO commended the “vigilance and swift response” of Saudi authorities in confronting what it described as “unjustifiable and unprovoked aggression.” Reaffirming deep bilateral solidarity, Islamabad stated that Saudi Arabia’s security remains of paramount importance and pledged full support for all measures necessary to safeguard the Kingdom’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
According to Saudi coalition spokesperson Turki al-Malki, air defense forces intercepted and destroyed two ballistic missiles launched toward the capital early Sunday, though loud explosions rattled the city. Eyewitnesses in KAFD, a sprawling financial hub housing the Saudi stock exchange, the Public Investment Fund, and major global banks, confirmed visible structural damage to the Aramco tower.
The strike occurred just hours after the Saudi education ministry announced the resumption of in-person classes in Riyadh following weeks of remote learning triggered by previous waves of aerial attacks.
Pakistan’s sharp diplomatic rebuke underscores its deepening security commitments to Riyadh. Islamabad and Saudi Arabia are bound by two collective deterrence frameworks: the Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement and the trilateral Makkah Joint Defence Agreement, which also includes Turkiye.
Following high-level trilateral talks in Riyadh last month, member states agreed to facilitate the rapid deployment of military forces and defense capabilities to protect the Kingdom. In mid-October, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry confirmed that Pakistan is providing “whatever support is needed” to help defend Saudi Arabia, while stressing that the Makkah Defence Alliance maintains a strictly defensive posture with no offensive intent.
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