Saudi Arabia, Turkiye, Pakistan sign joint defence pact

Saudi Arabia, Turkiye, and Pakistan signed the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement, pledging collective defense against aggression. The pact combines Riyadh's oil wealth, Ankara's NATO-standard military, and Islamabad's nuclear arsenal, creating a bloc of nearly 1.4 million troops. Analysts see it as a shift toward regional self-reliance, with Egypt potentially joining later.