{
  "id": 4457495,
  "title": "First Makkah Joint Defense Pact strategic committee meeting set for Istanbul on Monday",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/first-makkah-joint-defense-pact-strategic-committee-meeting-set-for",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-30T15:02:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Saudi Gazette",
    "slug": "saudi-gazette",
    "url": "https://saudigazette.com.sa/article/664170/saudi-arabia/saudi-arabia-turkiye-pakistan-to-hold-first-makkah-defense-pact-committee-meeting"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "ISTANBUL — The first meeting of the Strategic Political and Defense Committee established under the Makkah Joint Defense Pact between Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan will be held in Istanbul on Monday, according to Turkish Foreign Ministry sources.The high-level meeting is expected to bring together the foreign and defense ministers and chiefs of general staff of the three countries to set the…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Dawn - Pakistan",
        "title": "CDF Munir, Dar arrive in Turkiye ahead of first Makkah defence pact meeting",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/cdf-munir-dar-arrive-in-turkiye-ahead-of-first-makkah-defence-pact",
        "published": "2026-08-30T15:18:20.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}