https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/exclusive-full-text-of-the-mecca-defence-pact-signed-by-turkey-saudi-arabia-and-pakistanContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/exclusive-full-text-of-the-mecca-defence-pact-signed-by-turkey-saudi-arabia-and-pakistanhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/exclusive-full-text-of-the-mecca-defence-pact-signed-by-turkey-saudi-arabia-and-pakistan#u151973Sat, 24 Oct 2026 12:51:24 +0000Turkey has submitted the trilateral Mecca Joint Defense Agreement signed with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan to its parliament for ratification. Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have already completed their own procedures for the pact. The NATO-style agreement binds the three nations to mutual defense, military assistance, intelligence sharing, and defense industry cooperation. Signatories are barred from withdrawing from the accord for the first 10 years, and any exit requires three months of prior notice.Why it mattersThe mutual defense pact was accelerated as Saudi Arabia faced attacks from Houthi forc