Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Asif said Islamabad was prepared to fulfill its obligations under the Mecca Agreement as Saudi Arabia battles Ansar Allah in Yemen. 

The "Mecca Agreement applies to us, and we will fulfill our duty," Asif said on Wednesday without going into details about what kind of support Islamabad was preparing to provide to Saudi Arabia. 

While Saudi Arabia went to war against Ansar Allah long before the Mecca Agreement was signed last month, Asif said that an alleged drone attack on the holy city of Mecca is cause for Pakistan to act. "If Mecca is attacked, there is no need for an agreement to protect it," Asif said.

On Wednesday, Saudi Arabia claimed to have downed a drone fired by Ansar Allah the day before that was headed toward Mecca. Ansar Allah has firmly rejected the accusation. 

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif restated Pakistan's support, saying the country stood "shoulder to shoulder" with Saudi Arabia.