RIYADH, Oct. 8 -- For two months the Mecca pact existed mostly as a signature. On Monday it became an order to move soldiers.

Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkiye agreed after an emergency meeting in Riyadh to turn their collective-defence promises into practical measures, including the provision and rapid deployment of agreed military forces and capabilities inside the kingdom, Al Jazeera reported from a statement by Pakistan's Foreign Ministry. Saudi Defence Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman said the alliance's Strategic Political and Defence Committee had agreed to activate collective deterrence measures against those responsible for the attacks, TRT World reported.

The attacks in question are the Houthis', though the joint statement d...