Pakistan, Saudi, Turkey Review Makkah Defence Pact Progress in New York

News Desk
NEW YORK: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar met his Saudi and Turkish counterparts on Friday on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly to review advancement on institutionalising the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement (MJDA).
The high-level diplomatic huddle evaluated strategic steps toward operationalising the landmark security pact, which was initially signed by Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkiye on August 7 to foster deeper tripartite military cooperation.
Updating the public on social media platform X, Dar stated that the discussions with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan and Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan focused on accelerating the formation of institutional structures mandated by the alliance.
Under the terms of the MJDA, member states are legally bound to treat an act of aggression against any single signatory as an attack on all three, establishing a formidable deterrence architecture across the region.
This diplomatic push follows an inaugural organisational meeting held in Istanbul on August 31, where senior military and bureaucratic officials from all three nations laid the foundational groundwork for the alliance’s administrative framework.
During those deliberations, member states unanimously selected Pakistan to host and head the crucial MJDA secretariat in Riyadh, undersolding Islamabad’s pivotal strategic role in maintaining regional stability and collective security paradigms.
As geopolitical dynamics in the Middle East and South Asia continue to evolve, the tripartite pact signals a strategic shift toward self-reliant regional security frameworks.
The allied nations are expected to finalize further operational protocols and command mechanisms in upcoming ministerial sessions, solidifying a robust defensive shield designed to counter contemporary transnational threats and ensure long-term peace.