{
  "id": 374833,
  "title": "Pakistan says Saudi-Tukey defence pact is 'purely defensive'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/pakistan-says-saudi-tukey-defence-pact-is-purely-defensive",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-09T11:51:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/world/asia/pakistan/pakistan-says-saudi-tukey-defence-pact-is-purely-defensive-1.500635383"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar said Sunday that the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement with Saudi Arabia and Tukey is “purely defensive” and is not aimed at any particular country. The Mecca Joint Defence Agreement was signed by the leaders of Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey in Mecca on Friday. It states that an external armed attack on any one of the three countries will be considered…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Israel set to transfer one billion shekels to Defense Ministry for 'urgent, classified procurement'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/israel-set-to-transfer-one-billion-shekels-to-defense-ministry-for",
        "published": "2026-08-09T12:06:15.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}