Pakistan to host Makkah Defence Alliance talks this month
Diplomatic sources said foreign and defence ministers and military chiefs are expected, and the date for the Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye defence pact talks is being finalised.
Pakistan is set to host the third meeting of the Strategic Political and Defence Committee of the Makkah Defence Alliance later this month, diplomatic sources said, though the date is still being finalised.
The talks will bring together Pakistan, Türkiye and Saudi Arabia, with foreign ministers, defence ministers and military chiefs expected to attend.
Pakistan will be represented by Ishaq Dar, Asim Munir and Khawaja Muhammad Asif.
The first meeting was held in Istanbul on August 31 and the second, an emergency session, in Riyadh on October 5.
Separately, Pakistan condemned an attempted Houthi attack on a Saudi Aramco building in Riyadh, and no casualties were reported.