Pakistan has condemned the reported attack on the Taibah power distribution station in Madinah, with the Foreign Office describing the incident as a grave provocation and reaffirming Pakistan’s support for Saudi Arabia.
In its October 2, 2026 statement, Pakistan’s Foreign Office said the attack was a matter of deep concern and anguish for Muslims worldwide. It called for an immediate and unconditional end to such actions and reaffirmed support for Saudi Arabia’s sovereignty, security and the safety of the holy sites and pilgrims.
What happened at the Madinah power facility?
The Saudi-led coalition said a drone struck the Taibah electricity distribution station in Madinah at 5:11 a.m. on September 29, according to the Saudi Press Agency's report of the coalition statement.
According to the coalition’s account, the strike took one transformer out of service but did not affect the wider electricity network. The coalition also said the facility supplies electricity to the Prophet’s Mosque.
Those details describe the reported damage to the electricity facility. They do not establish that the Prophet’s Mosque itself was struck or damaged.
Who was blamed for the attack?
The Saudi-led coalition attributed the attack to the Houthis. It said its investigation, operational review and examination of drone wreckage established Houthi involvement.
That attribution remains contested. A Houthi military source, reported by Reuters through the Houthi-run Saba news agency, denied the Saudi-led coalition’s accusation.
As a result, Houthi responsibility should be treated as an attributed claim rather than as independently established fact.
What did Pakistan announce?
Pakistan’s October 2 statement announced condemnation, solidarity with Saudi Arabia and a call for the reported actions to stop. It did not announce a Pakistani military operation, troop deployment or other military response to the Madinah incident.
The public statements reviewed for this article do not establish that the September 29 incident formally triggered or activated the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement.
What the Makkah defence agreement means here
Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye signed the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement on August 7, 2026. The agreement contains collective-defence language under which an armed attack on one member is regarded as an attack on all.
That provision is important context, but the available evidence does not establish that the September 29 Madinah incident formally triggered the agreement or that Pakistan announced its activation.
What is established and what remains disputed?
The clearest established development is Pakistan’s official condemnation on October 2.
The reported strike on the Taibah power distribution station, the damage to one transformer and the coalition’s attribution of responsibility are based on the Saudi-led coalition’s account. The Houthi denial means responsibility remains disputed in the available evidence.
Two dates help put the response in context: the reported strike occurred on September 29, the coalition publicly attributed responsibility on October 1, and Pakistan issued its condemnation on October 2.
Origin Pakistan calculated that Pakistan’s statement came three calendar days after the reported strike and one day after the coalition’s public attribution.
