In a major geopolitical shift expected to redraw the security architecture of the Middle East and South Asia, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey have signed a historic trilateral collective defence agreement in Mecca, declaring that an attack on any one of the three nations will be treated as an attack on all. The joint defence pact was formalised on Friday during a high-level summit where Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Pakistani Prime Minister Mohammad Shehbaz Sharif, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan signed a memorandum of understanding on collective defence.

In a major geopolitical shift expected to redraw the security architecture of the Middle East and South Asia, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey have signed a historic trilateral…

ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye on Friday signed a joint defense agreement in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, to deepen cooperation among the three regional powers amid…

Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey signed a joint defense pact in Mecca. This agreement aims to strengthen collective deterrence against aggression. The pact follows years of…