Mecca pact

Mecca pact

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Türkiye, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia activate Mecca defence pact

The pact stipulates that an attack on any one of the three member states will be treated as an attack on all, reflecting the principle of collective defence

Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister, and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mohammad Ishaq Dar attends a meeting with Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty to discuss stability in the region following an interim deal between the U.S. and Iran, at Tahrir Palace in Cairo, Egypt 21 June, 2026. Photo:REUTERS

Pakistan says Mecca pact members to hold emergency talks on engaging Houthis

Lieutenant-General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, director-general of the Pakistani military’s media wing. File Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Pakistan pledges to defend Saudi Arabia ‘to any extent’

A satellite image appears to show damage to the King Khalid Airbase at Saudi Airbase that Houthis claimed to have attacked on 8 September, 2026. Photo: Reuters

Pakistan says no military response discussed under Mecca Pact over Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia

Iranian Ambassador Dr Jalil Rahimi Jahanabadi meeting with State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humaiun Kobir. Photo: UNB

Dhaka's Mecca Pact decision does not concern Tehran: Iranian envoy

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif pose after signing a joint defence agreement in Mecca, Saudi Arabia on 7 August 2026. Photo: Saudi Press Agency

Mecca Pact: A strategic opportunity, only if Dhaka sets the terms

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed. File Photo: Collected

Dhaka assessing situation over joining Mecca Pact: Shama

A file photo of Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman/Collected

Mecca Pact: FM says no reason for anyone to be upset or worried

File photo of State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humaiun Kobir. Photo: Collected

Dhaka sees no risk in 'Mecca Pact', finds it a unique initiative

Law Minister Md Asaduzzaman while talking to reporters after attending a reception for students at Jhenaidah Collectorate School and College on 29 August, 2026. Photo: TBS

India will follow its policy, Bangladesh will pursue its interests: Law minister on Mecca Pact

Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman speaks in Parliament in Dhaka, 27 August 2026. Screengrab

Bangladesh will consider joining Mecca Pact if invited: FM

Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman. File Photo: UNB

Joining Mecca Pact is Bangladesh's own decision: Jamaat ameer

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif pose after signing a joint defence agreement in Mecca, Saudi Arabia,7 August, 2026. Photo: Reuters/File photo

Bangladesh's possible Mecca pact membership could strain India ties