RIYADH / ISLAMABAD, 10 November 2026: Pakistan has condemned an attempted Houthi attack on a Saudi Aramco administrative building in Riyadh. The attack on 8 November damaged several floors of the building in the capital’s King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD).
Saudi Arabia’s Energy Ministry said the building was subjected to an “attempted attack” and that falling debris caused damage. Saudi authorities reported no casualties. It remains unclear whether the building was struck directly or hit by fragments of an intercepted missile. Witnesses told AFP the Aramco tower in the district had been targeted.
The Saudi-led coalition said its air defences intercepted missiles fired towards Riyadh. According to one report, these were two ballistic and two cruise missiles. The coalition also said it destroyed two Houthi missile launchers in Yemen’s Saada region. Both claims rest on single-source reporting and have not been independently confirmed.
The Iran-aligned Houthis claimed responsibility. Military spokesman Yahya Saree said the group had targeted the financial district, Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport and Aramco oil facilities.
Pakistan’s response
In a statement on Monday, 9 November, Pakistan’s Foreign Office said it “strongly condemns the attempted attack by the Houthis on a Saudi Aramco administrative building in Riyadh.” It added that, “fortunately, no casualties were reported.” It demanded that the Houthis immediately and unconditionally cease all attacks on Saudi Arabia.
Part of a wider escalation
The Houthis have fired missiles and drones at targets across Saudi Arabia over the past three months. On 10 October, a missile strike on King Khalid International Airport killed at least 13 people and wounded more than 300. That made it the deadliest attack on the Kingdom in over a decade, according to CNN. The airport was struck again the next day, killing a Pakistani resident. Pakistan condemned the airport attack at the time.
The latest strike came a day after the Houthi-run health ministry said Saudi airstrikes had killed at least 33 people near Sanaa, including women and children. That figure has not been independently verified.
Saudi authorities have not announced further casualties from the Aramco incident. The situation is developing.
