India, Sept. 16 -- Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday condemned the alleged drone attack by Yemen's Houthis near the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia, describing the same as "dastardly and heinous".

"The people of Pakistan are saddened and perturbed by this outrageous act. There can be no words strong enough to capture the depth of anguish and sorrow felt by us at this reprehensible and unforgivable act," the Pakistani PM wrote on X.

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The Pakistani prime minister's remarks come after the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen accused the Houthi rebels on Wednesday of targeting Islam's holy city Mecca, triggering outrage across the Muslim world and deepening the already raging co...