{
  "id": 9329920,
  "title": "Lt Gen (retd) Nauman Mahmood picked as first head of Makkah defence alliance secretariat",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/lt-gen-retd-nauman-mahmood-picked-as-first-head-of-makkah-defence",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-23T12:04:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
    "slug": "dawn",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2032088/lt-gen-retd-nauman-mahmood-picked-as-first-head-of-makkah-defence-alliance-secretariat"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Foreign Office (FO) announced on Wednesday that Lieutenant General (retired) Nauman Mahmood as the first secretary general under the Makkah Defence Alliance between Turkiye, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan. “The government of Pakistan is pleased to announce the appointment of Lt Gen Nauman Mahmood, Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Military), (retired), as the first secretary general pursuant to the Makkah Joint…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "Lt Gen Nauman Mahmood named Makkah pact chief",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/lt-gen-nauman-mahmood-named-makkah-pact-chief",
        "published": "2026-09-23T12:03:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Dawn - Pakistan",
        "title": "Lt Gen (retd) Nauman Mahmood appointed first head of Makkah defence alliance secretariat",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/lt-gen-retd-nauman-mahmood-appointed-first-head-of-makkah-defence",
        "published": "2026-09-23T12:18:23.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}