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Analysis-As Saudi tensions with Iran-backed Houthis escalate, mediator Pakistan faces pressure to choose a side

By Mubasher Bukhari, Parisa Hafezi, Asif Shahzad and Ariba ShahidISLAMABAD/DUBAI, Sept 11 (Reuters) – For much of the past year, Pakistan has played a dual role as Riyadh's defence partner and Washington's backchannel to Tehran but this week's fighting between Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi movement and…

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