{
  "id": 4471558,
  "title": "Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkiye to hold first meeting under Makkah pact in Istanbul on Monday",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/pakistan-saudi-arabia-turkiye-to-hold-first-meeting-under-makkah-pact",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-30T17:51:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
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    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2026140/pakistan-saudi-arabia-turkiye-to-hold-first-meeting-under-makkah-pact-in-istanbul-on-monday"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkiye are set to hold their first meeting under the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement in Istanbul on Monday, as confirmed by the Foreign Office. The inaugural meeting of the Strategic Political and Defence Committee will be attended by key officials from all three countries, including Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif, and Chief of Defence Forces Field Marshal Asim Munir from Pakistan, as well as their counterparts from Turkiye and Saudi Arabia. The meeting aims to strengthen regional peace and stability, reflecting the historic bonds between the three nations.",
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      {
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        "published": "2026-08-30T13:57:27.000Z"
      },
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        "published": "2026-08-30T15:45:24.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Dawn - Pakistan",
        "title": "Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkiye to hold first meeting under Makkah pact in Istanbul on Monday",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/pakistan-saudi-arabia-turkiye-to-hold-first-meeting-under-makkah-pact-4472324",
        "published": "2026-08-30T17:51:35.000Z"
      }
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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."
}