Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey have begun high-level military talks in Riyadh to operationalise their Mecca Joint Defence Agreement, signed in August. Pakistan's Field Marshal Asim Munir is leading the discussions on command arrangements, intelligence-sharing and collective security. The pact treats an attack on one signatory as an attack on all, drawing comparisons with NATO's Article 5.
Pakistan, Saudi, Turkey finalise Mecca defence pact in Riyadh
Source: Moneycontrol