‘Shouldn’t be an exclusive club’: Pakistan defence minister bats for NATO-like Islamic alliance after Saudi pact

The remarks came on the day Pakistan signed a defence pact with Turkey and Saudi Arabia in the holy city of Mecca.

Turkey says Saudi-Pakistan defence pact mirrors NATO’s Article 5, Egypt could also join Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan says the new defence agreement between Turkey, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia is technically equivalent to NATO’s Article 5 mutual defence clause and does not target Iran. Fidan told Turkey’s An

The agreement names no adversary, but analysts say Iran and its regional network are central to the thinking behind it.

Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey signed a historic joint defense pact, establishing their mutual support in case of an attack. Meanwhile, Iran said again that it is finalizing a deal to co-manage the Strait of Hormuz with Oman.

As the Middle East war drags on, this alliance binds three powerful Sunni countries that are strategic allies of the United States with a NATO-style clause that considers any attack on one country as an attack on all.

Alliance shows Iranian threat will increasingly need to be managed by regional powers, says analyst.

Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey signed a mutual defence pact on Friday that would treat any act of aggression on one of the three nations as an attack on all of them, the allies said in a joint statement. However, it did not specify if the agreement would bind them to any particular military action in each other's de

‘Clinging to America’s lakeys will not bring them security,’ Iran says in message to Saudi rulers

OIC welcomes Pak-Saudi-Turkiye joint defence pact, calls it 'important strategic step'  Dawn

Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey signed a mutual defense agreement on Friday, as Riyadh faces escalating attacks from Yemen’s Iran-backed Huthi rebels in recent days. The agreement, signed in Mecca, sees Saudi Arabia draw two of the Muslim world’s most formidable military powers to its defense, transforming their long

Turkey says new defence pact aligns with NATO commitments  euractiv.com

Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan signed the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement on 7 August 2026, committing each to treat an armed attack on any one of them as an attack on all three. Only a summary joint statement has been published — the treaty text, its duration and any command or basing arrangements remain unpublished

Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey signed the 'Mecca Joint Defence Agreement' in Mecca on Friday.Iranian foreign minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi has welcomed the new defence agreement between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey, calling for greater solidarity among Muslim-majority countries. He also urged them to rely on th

It was signed by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.

Turkish vice-president says the agreement was not aimed at any specific country

Saudi landmarks illuminated with flags of Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, and Pakistan to mark defence agreement  Arab News

Riyadh is looking to strengthen its security ties against the backdrop of war between the U.S. and Iran, which has drawn in surrounding nations and disrupted shipping.

Pakistan, Turkey and Saudi Arabia have signed a mutual defense agreement

Turkey, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia sign a mutual defense deal, and other Middle East news  AP News

Pakistan's foreign ministry said the pact means an attack on any member would be regarded as an attack on all, adding it is ‘intended to strengthen collective deterrence’

Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey announced Friday they signed a landmark joint defense pact in Mecca, declaring that an attack on one would be treated as an attack on all.

Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan's new NATO-style pact raises the stakes for any future attack linked to the Iran war.

The leaders of Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey have signed a defence pact aimed at stronger security ties between the three countries.

Officials from Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan signed a new defense pact Friday, setting new stakes for conflict in the Middle East.

The defense agreement is not an anti-Iran bloc, but it may reflect a deeper regional adjustment to years of Iranian asymmetric warfare as well as uncertainty over US security commitments.

State of the Union: Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry said the agreement “stipulates that any armed attack against any one of the three states shall be regarded as an attack against them all.”

The mutual defence aspect of the deal resembles Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty, the basis for the Nato alliance.

Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan's new defence pact creates an Article 5-style guarantee, raising major questions for Israel and Iran.

Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan have signed a defence agreement that would treat an attack on one as an attack on all three, officials said, solidifying cooperation between the three regional powers at a time of growing security concerns.The agreement was signed in the Saudi holy city of Mecca on Friday by Saudi Crow

Amid a regional war between the US and Iran and Houthi attacks from Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan signed a joint defense accord, which claims to promote 'collective security' and 'peace, security and stability in the region.'

Amid a regional war between the US and Iran and Houthi attacks from Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan signed a joint defense accord, which claims to promote 'collective security' and 'peace, security and stability in the region.'

Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan have signed a joint defence agreement, against the backdrop of war between the US and Iran.

Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan Sign Defense Pact  WSJ

The agreement between the three Sunni Muslim-majority states brings together oil-rich Saudi Arabia and nuclear power Pakistan as well as Turkey, which has NATO’s second-largest army and a rapidly growing defence industry. It would increase cooperation and deterrence at a time of increased regional uncertainty and threa

Pakistan says an attack on any of the three will amount to an attack against all, amid conflict in the Middle East.

The pact stipulates that an “armed attack against any one of the three states shall be regarded as an attack against them all.”

Agreement commits three countries to collective deterrence against armed aggression

The agreement stipulates that an armed attack against any of the three would be regarded as an attack on all.

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PAKISTAN, Turkey and Saudi Arabia signed a military agreement on Friday, Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry said. The deal deepens co-operation between the three regional powers at a time of growing security tensions. The agreement was signed in the Saudi holy city of Mecca during a meeting between Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed

The agreement treats an attack on any of the three countries as an attack on all. Saudi Arabia has recently faced drone and missile strikes that it has blamed on Iran’s allies in Yemen and Iraq.

Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey signed a joint defence agreement in Mecca on Friday, wedding Sunni Muslim US allies alarmed at a regional conflagration that has rained missile fire onto Gulf oil exporters. Iran and its allies have been firing on Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states, and blockading their energy shipment

The agreement says that any armed attack on any one of the three countries will be regarded as an attack against them all.

Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Pakistan pledge mutual defence as Middle East turmoil escalates  Reuters

Three allies seek to deepen regional security co-operation to deal with wars and instability

Officials say Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan have signed a key defense agreement  Toronto Star

Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan Sign Defense Pact Amid Regional Tensions  Haaretz

Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey sign joint defence pact  thenationalnews.com

Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan have signed a defence agreement on Friday, Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry, deepening cooperation between the three regional powers at a time of growing security concerns.

Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan signed a joint defense deal. According to the agreement, an armed attack on any one of the three countries will be regarded as an attack against all of them. Follow DW for the latest.

Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan signed a trilateral defense agreement in Mecca on Friday, establishing a coordinated security posture against the backdrop of the Iran war.

Agreement stipulates that an armed attack against any of the three would be regarded as an attack on all

Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan will sign a joint defence agreement on Friday, regional sources with direct knowledge of the matter said, at a time of regional turmoil with Gulf states coming under fire from Iran after it was attacked by the U.S. and Israel.

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will meet in Jeddah to formalise a joint agreement. The landmark pact aims to strengthen regional security ties following escalations from the US-Iran conflict.