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On August 7, leaders from Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkiye signed a security agreement in Mecca, with plans for their defense and foreign affairs ministers to establish an operational framework. The agreement stipulates that an attack on one country will be viewed as an attack on all three, aiming to enhance defense production capabilities and cooperation amid ongoing tensions in the Middle East. The Istanbul meeting also aims to address the challenges of developing a functional military and security model among the three nations.

Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkiye have established a mutual-defence pact called the Mecca Defence Alliance, announced in Istanbul, with a secretariat set to be based in Riyadh, where the first secretary general will be appointed from Pakistan. The alliance emphasizes respecting sovereignty, territorial integrity, and is open for participation from other regional countries, while the strategic political and defense committee is tasked with operationalizing a clause that considers an attack on one member as an attack on all three. The delegations included key defense and foreign officials from each country, and while some suggest similarities to NATO's Article 5, analysts emphasize significant differences, noting the absence of integrated command structures and standing forces like those in NATO.