# Turkiye outlines ‘mechanisms’ of defence pact with Pakistan and Saudi Arabia

https://mins.news/en/item/21242

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-13 12:42 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/13/turkiye-lays-out-mechanisms-of-defence-pact-with-pakistan-saudi-arabia?traffic_source=rss

> Turkiye’s defence ministry says Turkiye, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan will establish senior-minister mechanisms, conduct land, naval and air exercises, and expand defence-industry cooperation under the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement signed last week. The pact treats an armed attack on one member as an attack on all three.

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