Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif publicly called for the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkiye to expand into a "NATO of the Islamic world," urging Muslim nations to set aside differences and unite on a single security platform. The trilateral pact was signed on August 7.
Read Full ArticleSaudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkiye signed the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement on August 7, 2026, committing that any armed attack on one will be treated as an attack on all three. The trilateral pact was signed in Mecca by Crown Prince MBS, PM Shehbaz Sharif, and President Erdogan amid the ongoing Iran war.
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