Mecca-Pact

Top officials from ​the Mecca Pact countries Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan are set to meet Iranian ‌officials in Tehran on Monday to discuss regional coordination, two people with knowledge of the matter said.Saudi Arabia will be represented by Defence Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman, and Pakistan by army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir, the ​people said on condition of anonymity.The Turkish head of intelligence will also join, one ​of the people said.The Saudi government media office, Paki...

Houthi attacks in Saudi Arabia are increasing. Meanwhile, concerns are growing that the conflict could spread to new fronts across the Middle East. Amid the situation, Pakistani Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif said the time has come to implement the Mecca Pact. In an interview with Pakistan's Geo News, Asif said Pakistan's commitment to protecting Saudi Arabia and the country's holy sites remains unchanged. He stressed that this commitment is based on Pakistan's moral and religious...

Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman has said that if a proposal to join the Mecca Pact is received, it will be considered positively.He said, "If the Mecca Pact expands further in the future, it could serve as a measure of self-defense for the global Muslim community. This is our family. This is an internal matter of the Muslim family. Others need not be concerned about it."The minister made these remarks on Thursday during the third session of the thirteenth National Parliament, in response to a s...