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Pakistan and Turkey to Send Forces to Saudi Arabia Under Mecca Pact
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News18•06-10-2026, 01:10
Pakistan and Turkey to Send Forces to Saudi Arabia Under Mecca Pact
- •Pakistan and Turkey are rapidly deploying troops to Saudi Arabia following escalating Houthi attacks under the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement.
- •The decision was announced after an emergency meeting in Riyadh involving top military and government officials from Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey.
- •The trilateral mutual-defence agreement, signed in August, commits all three nations to mutual support in the event of an attack.
- •While rapid deployment has been agreed upon, the specific number of troops and their exact operational roles remain unclear.
- •The pact unites Turkey's NATO-ranked military, Pakistan's nuclear capabilities, and Saudi Arabia's strategic regional power amid worsening security in Yemen.
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Pakistan and Turkey are swiftly deploying troops to Saudi Arabia under the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement following escalating attacks by Yemen's Houthi movement against the kingdom's cities, oil facilities, and shipping routes.
The trilateral mutual-defence agreement linking Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey was signed in August.
The emergency meeting in Riyadh on Monday was attended by senior officials including Pakistan’s Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, and Defence Minister Khawaja Asif.
