{
  "id": 4470035,
  "title": "Turkiye, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan to hold first defence pact meeting tomorrow: FO",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/turkiye-saudi-arabia-pakistan-to-hold-first-defence-pact-meeting-4470035",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-30T17:57:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40437101/turkiye-saudi-arabia-pakistan-to-hold-first-defence-pact-meeting-tomorrow-fo"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Türkiye, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia are set to hold their first meeting of the Strategic Political and Defence Committee established under the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement in Istanbul tomorrow. The meeting, which will bring together senior political and military officials from the three countries, aims to discuss matters related to strategic political and defence cooperation under the agreement. Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar, Federal Minister for Defence Khawaja Muhammad Asif, and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir will represent Pakistan at the meeting. Türkiye will be represented by Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, National Defence Minister Yaşar Güler, and Chief of the Turkish General Staff General Selçuk Bayraktaroğlu. The meeting marks the first formal gathering of the committee and will cover topics such as enhancing defence capabilities, greater interoperability among armed forces, and deepening cooperation in the defence industry.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Economic Times",
        "title": "Turkey, Saudi, Pak to meet on Mecca Pact",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/turkey-saudi-pak-to-meet-on-mecca-pact",
        "published": "2026-08-30T10:08:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "Turkiye, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan to hold first defence pact meeting tomorrow, source says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/turkiye-saudi-arabia-pakistan-to-hold-first-defence-pact-meeting",
        "published": "2026-08-30T12:35:21.000Z"
      }
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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."
}