Pakistan, Saudi, Turkiye activate Mecca defence pact as Yemen war escalates

The Mecca defence pact was signed on August 7 Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye have agreed to immediately implement their collective defence commitments and ensure the “rapid deployment” of agreed military forces and capabilities in Saudi Arabia, following an emergency meeting of the three countries’ Mecca Defence Alliance in Riyadh.The decision was announced in a joint statement shared by Pakistan’s foreign ministry on Monday. The move will be carried out under “approved arrangements” and in accordance with the national laws of the three countries.The three countries had signed the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement in August, under which an armed attack on one member is considered an attack on all. The agreement did not specify the military commitments or defence obligations of each country at the time.Alliance moves to strengthen collective responseThe committee overseeing the defence pact decided to take the necessary measures to provide the agreed military forces and capabilities and ensure their rapid deployment in the kingdom, according to the joint statement.“The committee decided to move immediately to the practical implementation of the collective defence commitments and to ...