{
  "id": 3791089,
  "title": "Pakistan, Kuwait Deepen Defence Ties With New Pact",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/pakistan-kuwait-deepen-defence-ties-with-new-pact",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-27T17:40:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/world/pakistan-kuwait-deepen-defence-ties-with-new-pact"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Thursday, Pakistan and Kuwait inked a pact to bolster their defense cooperation, expanding their existing framework. The 'Protocol Agreement-2026' was inked during a meeting between Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif and a high-ranking Kuwaiti delegation led by Defence Minister Sheikh Abdullah Ali Al-Sabah. The delegation also comprised Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces, Lt Gen Khalid Al-Shriaan.\n\nThe sides discussed topics of mutual interest, emphasizing bilateral defense relations, security collaboration, and ways to deepen defense ties. This agreement builds upon the 'Defence Cooperation Agreement-2023'. Under the new pact, Pakistan's Armed Forces will offer assistance to Kuwait's Armed Forces in various fields. These fields include training, capacity building, border management, and other agreed-upon areas of defense collaboration.\n\nThe statement highlighted the strong trust, mutual respect, and shared strategic interests that underpin the long-standing defense relationship between the two nations. Additionally, the Pakistan Army reported that the Kuwaiti delegation also met with Field Marshal Asim Munir at the General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi. The meeting concentrated on issues of mutual interest, regional security, and bilateral defense cooperation.",
  "summary": "Pakistan and Kuwait on Thursday signed an agreement aimed at strengthening bilateral defence cooperation in areas including training, capacity building and border management. The ‘Protocol Agreement-2026’ was signed during a meeting between Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif and a high-level Kuwaiti delegation led by Defence Minister Sheikh Abdullah Ali Al-Sabah at the Ministry of Defence in…",
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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."
}