{
  "id": 1441812,
  "title": "PM Shehbaz appreciates Trump’s support for Makkah defence pact",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/pm-shehbaz-appreciates-trumps-support-for-makkah-defence-pact",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T01:04:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Express Tribune - Pakistan",
    "slug": "the-express-tribune-pakistan",
    "url": "https://tribune.com.pk/story/2624340/pm-shehbaz-appreciates-trumps-support-for-makkah-defence-pact"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed gratitude on Monday for US President Donald Trump's support of the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement. Sharif stated that Pakistan would continue to actively participate in safeguarding its nation and the broader region. In 2025, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia had established a Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement, affirming that aggression against either nation would be deemed an assault on both. On the 7th of August, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkiye solidified their enduring strategic alliance through the recently signed Makkah Joint Defence Agreement, a trilateral security framework aimed at bolstering collective deterrence, strengthening military collaboration, and promoting regional stability. In a recent post on X, Sharif conveyed his \"deep appreciation\" towards President Trump's complimentary remarks regarding the agreement on Truth Social.",
  "summary": "Also praises Trump for his 'courageous leadership', says it helped 'avert a nuclear catastrophe in South Asia'",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}