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After death of 3 Pakistani sailors, FO says Pakistan will implement maritime coalition 'in full earnest'

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The Foreign Office (FO) said on Wednesday that Pakistan would implement the multinational maritime defence coalition “in full earnest”, after the deaths of three Pakistani sailors in strikes by Houthi rebels on a Saudi cargo ship on Tuesday. Last month, Saudi Arabia unveiled plans for a defence coalition to protect shipping and energy supply routes in the Red Sea region. The coalition was supported by 14 countries including Pakistan, Turkiye and Egypt in a joint statement. Answering questions at a weekly press briefing, FO spokesperson Tahir Andrabi said that Pakistan was a signatory of the recent joint statement supporting a multinational maritime defence coalition, led by Saudi Arabia, to protect shipping and energy supply routes. “Pakistan is a signatory to this maritime coalition communique and we will implement it with full earnest,” Andrabi said, adding that the country was engaged with the Saudi authorities in this regard. Andrabi further said that on the directions of Deputy Pr