Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 04:47am on 06 Oct 2026,Tuesday International
Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey have moved to activate the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement, announcing immediate steps to prepare and deploy military forces and defence assets to Saudi Arabia amid escalating Houthi attacks. The decision followed emergency talks in Riyadh involving political and military officials from all three countries. The pact, signed on August 7, is partly modelled on NATO’s Article 5, treating an armed attack against one member as an attack against all three. A joint statement said the Strategic-Political and Defence Committee would move immediately to practical implementation of mutual defence commitments. Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan are expected to coordinate military personnel and defence systems as regional tensions intensify.
