Allies back Saudis as Houthi attacks threaten key oil route

By Timour Azhari and Hatem MaherRIYADH/CAIRO, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Saudi, Turkish and Pakistani military chiefs are to meet to discuss how to support Saudi Arabia under a joint defence pact, after Saudi's top religious authority told troops to be ready to lay down their lives to fight Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis.The Houthis have launched strikes on the Saudi-backed government in Yemen and ‌repeatedly fired into Saudi Arabia, disrupting oil flows from the world's largest energy exporter, as