play Live Sign upShow navigation menuplay Live Click here to searchsearchSign upBREAKINGBREAKING, NewsSaudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkiye sign defence deal amid regional turmoilThe agreement states that an attack on any one of the three countries is an attack against them all, Pakistan says.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoPresident Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif signed a trilateral defense agreement in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. [Anadolu]By Al Jazeera Staff and ReutersPublished On 7 Aug 20267 Aug 2026Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkiye have signed a joint defence agreement, Pakistan’s foreign ministry said, deepening security cooperation amid heightened military tensions and conflicts in the Middle East.
Pakistan’s foreign ministry on Friday said the agreement states that an armed attack on any one of the three countries would be regarded as an attack against them all.
The deal comes a day after Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, accompanied by powerful army chief Asim Munir, arrived in Saudi Arabia and performed the Umrah pilgrimage in Mecca.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan also travelled to Saudi Arabia on Friday to meet Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, whose country has been struck repeatedly by Iran, as well as by Tehran’s Houthi allies in Yemen and Shia armed groups in Iraq, since the US and Israel attacked Iran on February 28.
