Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan Form New Defense Pact
Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan have forged a new defense pact, agreeing to establish political and military mechanisms for coordination. This alliance, dubbed the "Mecca Pact," aims to enhance joint defense capabilities and has been discussed by leaders including Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
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Turkiye lays out ‘mechanisms’ of defence pact with Pakistan, Saudi Arabia
Three nations to group ministers, hold joint exercises and deepen defence industry cooperation under the pact.
Read full article →Saudi-Turkey-Pakistan Mecca pact ‘far from’ Nato-style defence alliance
The security pact signed on Friday by three of the world’s most powerful Muslim nations with a vow to enhance collective deterrence remains far from what many are calling an Islamic Nato, according to experts. The Mecca Joint Defence Agreement between Saudi Arabia, the Persian Gulf’s top oil exporter, Nato member Turkey and Pakistan, a nuclear-armed South Asian state, will be challenged by diverging strategic interests and weak mutual defence capacity, they said. The Mecca pact’s statement th...
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Read full article →PM Shehbaz briefs President Zardari on Pak-Saudi-Turkiye defence pact
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif called on President Asif Ali Zardari in Islamabad on Friday and briefed him on a recently signed defence pact between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye, according to a statement issued by the Presidency. For his part, President Zardari “expressed his best wishes for the effective implementation of the tripartite agreement with regard to defence cooperation, regional peace and stability and promotion of the security of the Muslim ummah”, the Presidency’s statemen...
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Read full article →Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan forge new alliance as Middle East order shifts - analysis
<img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_1772,w_2560/733193' alt='Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif pose after signing a joint defence agreement in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, August 7, 2026. (photo credit: Saudi Press Agency/Handout via REUTERS)' title='Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and Pakistan's Prime...
Read full article →Turkey, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia will form political, military mechanisms to coordinate under defence pact - ekathimerini.com
Turkey, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia will form political, military mechanisms to coordinate under defence pact ekathimerini.com
Read full article →Meaningful message to Washington
Javan analyzed the purpose behind the Mecca Agreement signed by Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey. The Mecca Agreement is undoubtedly one of the most significant security developments in the Middle East in recent years.
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