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Pakistan Confirms Mecca Defence Pact Meeting in Riyadh Amid Houthi Threat
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Firstpost•05-10-2026, 18:26
Pakistan Confirms Mecca Defence Pact Meeting in Riyadh Amid Houthi Threat
- •Pakistan has confirmed that a Strategic Political and Defence Committee meeting under the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement will be held in Riyadh.
- •The emergency talks follow rising tensions and a sharp increase in attacks between Saudi Arabia and Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels.
- •The Pakistani delegation will be led by Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar, alongside Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir and Defence Minister Khawaja Asif.
- •Representatives from Saudi Arabia and Turkiye will also attend the meeting to discuss regional developments and review defense cooperation.
- •The Mecca defence pact, signed in August, dictates that an attack on one signatory member is to be treated as an attack on all member states.
Key Questions Answered
The Strategic Political and Defence Committee meeting will bring together officials from Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkiye to review cooperation under the Makkah Agreement and discuss latest regional developments and recent Houthi attacks.
Pakistan's delegation to the Riyadh meeting is led by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, alongside Defence Minister Khawaja Asif and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir.
Signed on August 7, the Makkah Agreement aims to strengthen collective deterrence among member states, establishing that an armed attack on one signatory is to be treated as an attack on all member nations.
