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Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey
Mecca defence pact takes economic turn

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Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) shaking hands with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif as Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (2nd R) looks on, following the signing of a joint defence agreement in Mecca, on 7 August 2026.
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) shaking hands with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif as Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (2nd R) looks on, following the signing of a joint defence agreement in Mecca, on 7 August 2026. © Handout/Turkish Presidency Press Office/AFP

As Pakistan pushes ahead with the vast project of privatising its public assets, Islamabad can count on its Saudi and Turkish allies under the recently signed Mecca defence pact. Riyadh and Ankara have put their business leaders to the task.

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