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  "title": "Pakistan PM: Strategic defense pact and Makkah Alliance mark milestones in ties with Saudi Arabia",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/pakistan-pm-strategic-defense-pact-and-makkah-alliance-mark",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T17:48:06.000Z",
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  "summary": "Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif says the joint defense agreement and Makkah Defense Alliance are historic milestones in Saudi-Pakistani relations.",
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