
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan sign Makkah joint defence pact
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan signed a mutual defence agreement in Makkah on August 7, strengthening their security cooperation amid heightened regional tensions. The pact states that an armed attack on any one of the three countries will be treated as an attack on all of them. The agreement brings together Saudi Arabia, NATO member Turkey and nuclear-armed Pakistan, while the precise military response required under the pact has not been publicly detailed.