{
  "id": 373559,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-09T10:39:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bernama",
    "slug": "bernama",
    "url": "http://www.bernama.com/en/news.php?id=2592360"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "ISLAMABAD, Aug 9 (Bernama-Anadolu) -- Pakistan's top diplomat on Sunday said that the trilateral Mecca defence agreement, signed last week by Türkiye, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan, is \"purely\" defensive in nature and not targeted against any country, Anadolu Ajansi reported.",
  "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": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-08-09T12:15:52.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}