A trilateral security arrangement involving Pakistan, Türkiye and Saudi Arabia has moved from agreement to implementation, with the three countries preparing to put their collective defence commitments into practice.
The decision came at an emergency meeting in Riyadh on October 5, where senior political and military officials reviewed the security situation facing Saudi Arabia.
The meeting brought together Pakistan’s Ishaq Dar, Field Marshal Asim Munir and Khawaja Asif with senior Saudi and Turkish officials.
Under the new arrangements, the member states will make available the military capabilities already agreed upon within the defence framework. Any deployment will be carried out according to the countries’ existing arrangements and national laws.
The objective is to improve the three militaries’ ability to coordinate during a security crisis. The agreement also seeks to strengthen readiness, military integration and collective deterrence as the countries respond to emerging threats.
Alongside the decision on military readiness, the alliance has begun building its permanent institutional structure. Lieutenant General Nauman Mahmood (Retd.) of Pakistan has been appointed as the Makkah Alliance’s first Secretary-General for a three-year term.
The agreement is built around the principle that the security of one member forms part of the collective security of all three. Its implementation is therefore intended to create a more coordinated response when any member faces a serious security threat.
A trilateral security arrangement involving Pakistan, Türkiye and Saudi Arabia has moved from agreement to implementation, with the three countries preparing to put their collective defence commitments into practice.
A trilateral security arrangement involving Pakistan, Türkiye and Saudi Arabia has moved from agreement to implementation, with the three countries preparing to put their collective defence commitments into practice.
The decision came at an emergency meeting in Riyadh on October 5, where senior political and military officials reviewed the security situation facing Saudi Arabia.
The meeting brought together Pakistan’s Ishaq Dar, Field Marshal Asim Munir and Khawaja Asif with senior Saudi and Turkish officials.
Under the new arrangements, the member states will make available the military capabilities already agreed upon within the defence framework. Any deployment will be carried out according to the countries’ existing arrangements and national laws.
The objective is to improve the three militaries’ ability to coordinate during a security crisis. The agreement also seeks to strengthen readiness, military integration and collective deterrence as the countries respond to emerging threats.
Alongside the decision on military readiness, the alliance has begun building its permanent institutional structure. Lieutenant General Nauman Mahmood (Retd.) of Pakistan has been appointed as the Makkah Alliance’s first Secretary-General for a three-year term.
The agreement is built around the principle that the security of one member forms part of the collective security of all three. Its implementation is therefore intended to create a more coordinated response when any member faces a serious security threat.
