Makkah alliance calls emergency meeting
Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Türkiye have scheduled an emergency meeting of their joint defense alliance to address escalating Houthi attacks on Saudi infrastructure. The meeting aims to coordinate military and intelligence responses under the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement.
Why it matters
The strengthening of this trilateral defense pact signals a significant shift in regional security dynamics and collective defense commitments in the Middle East.
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facebook --> twitter --> whatsup --> linkded --> email MORE (3) Messenger Whatsapp --> ISLAMABAD: Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and T rkiye have agreed to convene an emergency meeting of the Strategic Political and Defence Committee (SPDC) of the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement in Riyadh next week as the alliance confronts escalating Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia and a growing diplomatic push to contain the crisis.
At a news conference, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said on Friday that the meeting would assess the "ground reality" and discuss the situation facing Saudi Arabia, particularly following attacks on civilian and economic infrastructure and the recent strike on a power facility in Madinah.
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