Islamabad, Pakistan: Pakistani members of parliament have spoken out against becoming militarily involved in Yemen all week, and its parliament adopted a resolution on Yemen on Friday calling on all factions to resolve their differences peacefully and urging that Pakistan should stay neutral.

Saudi Arabia had asked its staunch ally, Sunni-majority Pakistan, to join the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen and had requested warships, warplanes and troops.

‘The parliament of Pakistan expresses serious concern on the deteriorating security and humanitarian situation in Yemen and its implications for peace and stability of the region,’ the resolution said.

‘... (It) desires that Pakistan should maintain neutrality in the Yemen conflict so as to be able to play a proactive diplomatic role to end the crisis. (It) expresses unequivocal support for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’.

Last month, a Saudi-led coalition began air strikes in Yemen against Houthi rebels. Saudi Arabia and Yemen share a border and Saudi Arabia says it is afraid that instability might spill over to its territory.

Pakistan's parliament began debating the request on Monday and no legislator spoke in support of sending troops for Saudi to use in Yemen.