# Turkey submits Saudi-Pakistan defence pact to parliament for ratification, sources say

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- Reuters, 2026-10-20 17:15 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/turkey-submits-saudi-pakistan-defence-pact-parliament-ratification-sources-say-2026-10-20/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ad7a1a1ab53aa0001d9b275

> Turkey has sent a defence pact with Pakistan and Saudi Arabia to parliament for ratification, three parliamentary sources said on Tuesday. The move brings NATO’s second-largest army closer to a formal mutual defence pledge with Riyadh as it faces Houthi attacks.

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