{
  "id": 373132,
  "title": "Pakistan says new defense pact with Saudi and Turkey is ‘purely defensive’ and open to others",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/pakistan-says-new-defense-pact-with-saudi-and-turkey-is-purely",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-09T12:15:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
    "slug": "winnipeg-free-press",
    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/world/2026/08/09/pakistan-says-new-defense-pact-with-saudi-and-turkey-is-purely-defensive-and-open-to-others"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Pakistan's foreign minister has declared a new defense pact with Saudi Arabia and Turkey to be \"purely defensive\" and open to other nations in the region. The landmark Mecca Joint Defense Agreement was signed on Friday by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. The agreement stipulates that any armed attack against one of the three states shall be considered an attack against all, aligning with the principles of collective self-defense under the United Nations Charter. Pakistan's Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar emphasized that the pact does not target any specific country and remains open to further regional cooperation.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "Mecca Defence Pact With Pakistan, Saudi Not Aimed At Eliminating Iran: Turkey",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/mecca-defence-pact-with-pakistan-saudi-not-aimed-at-eliminating-iran",
        "published": "2026-08-09T10:08:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Bernama",
        "title": "World : Pakistan FM Says Mecca Defence Pact 'Purely' Defensive, Open To Others",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/world-pakistan-fm-says-mecca-defence-pact-purely-defensive-open-to",
        "published": "2026-08-09T10:39:15.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "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."
}