Pakistan ready to implement Mecca pact with Saudi Arabia and Turkey, defence minister says Pakistan has said it is ready to implement its defence agreement with Saudi Arabia and Turkey, amid recent Houthi attacks. Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said in an interview with Pakistani TV channel Geo News that the Mecca agreement - a defence deal between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey - "applies to us and we will fulfil our duty". He affirmed that Islamabad remains committed to protecting Saudi Arabia and its holy sites. Asif added that there was "absolutely no ambiguity" about the implementation of the defence pact, but did not disclose any further details about its defence strategy. He further said that Pakistan had conveyed Saudi Arabia's message to Iran over the Houthi attacks, and insisted that Iran would not "open another front".
Pakistan has said it is ready to implement its defence agreement with Saudi Arabia and Turkey, amid recent Houthi attacks.
Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said in an interview with Pakistani TV channel Geo News that the Mecca agreement - a defence deal between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey - "applies to us and we will fulfil our duty".
He affirmed that Islamabad remains committed to protecting Saudi Arabia and its holy sites.
Asif added that there was "absolutely no ambiguity" about the implementation of the defence pact, but did not disclose any further details about its defence strategy.
He further said that Pakistan had conveyed Saudi Arabia's message to Iran over the Houthi attacks, and insisted that Iran would not "open another front".