{
  "id": 4747561,
  "title": "‘Makkah Defence Alliance’: first SG to be from Pakistan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/makkah-defence-alliance-first-sg-to-be-from-pakistan",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-31T23:49:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40437332/makkah-defence-alliance-first-sg-to-be-from-pakistan"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Türkiye convened in Istanbul on Monday to bring their shared defense framework to life. The inaugural meeting of the Strategic Political and Defence Committee marked the beginning of a permanent secretariat in Saudi Arabia, with Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Ishaq Dar poised to serve as the first Secretary General for a three-year term. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan confirmed that the alliance would be known as the Makkah Defence Alliance. The move came after the three nations finalized their Makkah Agreement for Joint Defence, which aims to strengthen solidarity and ensure the credibility and effectiveness of their collective deterrence and defence. During the meeting, the foreign and defence ministers, along with their chiefs of defence forces and chiefs of general staff, discussed avenues for further strengthening strategic coordination and defence cooperation. The agreement also opened the door for potential expansion, with a roadmap being developed to govern the admission of additional members.",
  "summary": "ISLAMABAD: Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye on Monday moved to institutionalise their collective defence framework, agreeing to establish a permanent secretariat in Saudi Arabia with its first Secretary General coming from Pakistan for a three-year term, as the three countries began translating the Makkah Agreement for Joint Defence into an operational regional security architecture. Turkish…",
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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."
}