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2️⃣7️⃣3️⃣/2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣6️⃣ Curtain Raiser: Meeting of the Strategic Political and Defence Committee (SPDC) under the Makkah Agreement 🔗⬇️ pic.twitter.com/NNFmZmSQoSPakistan’s participation in the meeting “signifies Pakistan’s resolve to continue contributing towards regional peace and stability”, the FO said.The meeting was held under the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement and brought together senior political and military officials from Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye.The FO said the three countries would review cooperation under the agreement….
The ministers discussed implementation of the Makkah agreement and agreed to convene an urgent meeting of the three countries’ military chiefs.Read: Makkah pact military chiefs condemn attacks on holy city at Riyadh meetingThe military chiefs met in Riyadh the following day, reviewing threats facing Saudi Arabia and discussing intelligence sharing, military coordination and greater integration of defence capabilities.The meeting comes amid a series of attacks on Saudi Arabia attributed by….
Pakistan condemned the attack and reaffirmed its support for Saudi Arabia’s sovereignty and the security of the Two Holy Mosques.The MJDA was the latest step in longstanding military and strategic cooperation between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye.
Signed in Makkah, the pact established a framework for collective deterrence and stipulated that an armed attack on any one of the three countries would be considered an attack on all three, while providing for wider cooperation across defence.The agreement followed nearly a year of negotiations and came amid heightened instability across the Middle East.
Turkiye and Pakistan had sought closer regional security cooperation, while Saudi Arabia had faced growing security concerns as conflicts spread across the region, threatening its territory, energy infrastructure and ambitious economic development plans.For Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, the trilateral pact is built on their Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement signed in September 2025.
That agreement stated that “any aggression against either country shall be considered an aggression against both” and committed the two sides to strengthening defence cooperation and joint deterrence.The three countries already had extensive military links.
Pakistan had provided training and technical assistance to Saudi forces for decades, while Islamabad and Ankara had maintained close defence ties through military training, naval cooperation and defence equipment.
In 2023, Saudi Arabia agreed to purchase Turkish drones in what Ankara described as its largest defence export contract.Pakistan had also expanded its military and security cooperation with the kingdom, deploying about 8,000 troops, fighter jets, drones and an air-defence system to Saudi Arabia, according to Reuters.
Pakistan deploys troops to Saudi air base under defence pact.
Islamabad had also been pursuing wider security and economic ties in the Gulf, including negotiations with Kuwait on an expanded cooperation pact linked to energy and investment.
Pakistan-Kuwait agree to boost cooperation across key sectorsThe signing in Makkah, Islam’s holiest city, added symbolic weight to an agreement that brought together three countries with significant military and strategic capabilities.
It also came as Pakistan sought to avoid becoming directly involved in the Iran conflict, instead pursuing diplomatic efforts to mediate, while strengthening its broader regional security partnerships.
