Inside the Pakistan-Türkiye-Saudi Defence Pact
Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Türkiye have signed a landmark joint defence agreement aimed at strengthening security amid escalating military tensions and conflicts in the Middle East. Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs officially confirmed the pact in a statement today. Under the agreement, an armed attack on any one of the three member states will be treated as an attack on the other two. Pakistan said the deal reflects the three countries’ shared commitment to strengthening collective security while promoting peace, stability and economic prosperity in the region and beyond.
The agreement was signed in the holy city of Makkah in Saudi Arabia. Earlier, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Army Chief Asim Munir visited the Kingdom and performed Umrah, while Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan also travelled to Saudi Arabia for talks with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The pact comes amid renewed conflict in the Middle East following recent attacks on Iran by US and Israeli forces. Subsequent Iranian retaliatory strikes and attacks by allied regional groups threatened Saudi Arabia’s oil exports and critical infrastructure, prompting Riyadh to reconsider its long-standing reliance on Washington for security and expand its strategic partnerships.
Political and military analysts described the agreement as a significant geopolitical shift in the Middle East. According to Al Jazeera, the pact brings together three influential Muslim-majority countries, combining Pakistan’s nuclear capability and experienced military, Türkiye’s advanced NATO-standard defence technology and drone systems, and Saudi Arabia’s financial resources. Beyond defence cooperation, officials and analysts expect the agreement to strengthen trade, technology sharing and broader economic ties among the three countries.
