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Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan Activate Mecca Pact Following Houthi Strike
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Firstpost•06-10-2026, 12:58
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan Activate Mecca Pact Following Houthi Strike
- •Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan officially activated the collective defence mechanism of the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement during an emergency meeting in Riyadh.
- •The activation comes in direct response to a Houthi drone strike on a critical power distribution station in Medina that feeds electricity to the Prophet's Mosque.
- •Retired Pakistani Lieutenant General Nauman Mahmood was appointed as the inaugural secretary-general of the Makkah Alliance for Defence for a three-year term.
- •The agreement authorises the rapid deployment of Turkish and Pakistani military forces, air defence systems, and intelligence assets to Saudi Arabia.
- •The pact combines Saudi financial resources and geography, Turkish military technology and drone capabilities, and Pakistani troop readiness into an autonomous security structure.
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The mutual defense mechanism was activated in direct response to escalating Houthi strikes, culminating in a targeted attack on a high-voltage power distribution facility in Medina that supplies electricity to the Prophet's Mosque.
Retired Pakistani Lieutenant General Nauman Mahmood was appointed as the inaugural secretary-general of the Makkah Alliance for Defence for a three-year term.
The partner nations agreed to execute rapid deployments of military units, defensive hardware, and intelligence assets to Saudi Arabia, establish a permanent Secretariat in Riyadh, and immediately integrate radar and early-warning networks.
