Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey Sign Defense Pact
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- Pakistan's defense minister threatened 'illegitimate' Israel shortly after Pakistan inked a defense pact with Saudi Arabia and Turkey.
- Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey formalized the defense pact, which Pakistan called 'purely defensive,' while Saudi Arabia framed the move as turning to 'Muslim military heavyweights' as an Iran war closes in.
Why it matters: The pact binds Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey into a formal defense arrangement, and Pakistan's defense minister paired the announcement with explicit hostility toward Israel — a posture that directly contradicts Islamabad's 'purely defensive' framing of the same agreement.
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