Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar. File

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Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar on Friday (October 3, 2025) claimed that many countries have shown interest in entering a defence pact with Islamabad and suggested that if more nations join the Saudi-Pakistan mutual defence agreement, then "this will become a NATO-like alliance."Addressing the parliament on the issue of the recent Gaza peace plan announced by U.S. President Donald Trump, Mr. Dar also talked about the "Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement" officially signed with Saudi Arabia on September 18. Published - October 03, 2025 09:41 pm IST