The three countries agreed to ensure the rapid deployment of military forces and capabilities in Saudi Arabia under the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement. The decision was made at a meeting in Riyadh on Oct. 5.
Reuters, citing a joint statement, reported that participants at an emergency meeting of the pact’s committee agreed to move immediately to implement their collective-defence commitments. The statement refers to deploying agreed forces and capabilities in the kingdom. It gives no numbers for the new deployment or timetable.
The meeting took place in Riyadh on Oct. 5 and included representatives of Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey. The three countries signed the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement in August 2026. It provides for collective defence among its members.
Reuters reported that the arrangement builds on a separate 2025 defence pact between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. Under that agreement, Pakistan had sent about 8,000 troops, aircraft and an air-defence system to the kingdom by May. The new statement does not say whether the agreed move will add to the forces already there.
The new step has renewed attention to a resolution adopted by Pakistan’s parliament on April 10, 2015. Lawmakers then called for neutrality in the Yemen conflict while reaffirming support for Saudi Arabia in the event of a threat to its territorial integrity. The public deployment statement does not specify the forces’ tasks or explain how the decision relates to that resolution.