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Senior officials from Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan convened in Istanbul on Monday for the inaugural meeting of the Strategic Political and Defence Committee, established under the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement signed on Aug. 7.

Senior officials from Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan convened in Istanbul on Monday for the inaugural meeting of the Strategic Political and Defence Committee, established under the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement signed on Aug. 7.

The meeting brought together foreign and defence ministers and chiefs of staff from all three nations, with Pakistan represented by Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif and army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir.

The meeting brought together foreign and defence ministers and chiefs of staff from all three nations, with Pakistan represented by Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif and army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir.

The Mecca Joint Defence Agreement, signed by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, includes a collective defence clause modelled on NATO's Article 5.

The Mecca Joint Defence Agreement, signed by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, includes a collective defence clause modelled on NATO's Article 5.

The agenda for the Istanbul meeting included international security issues, joint defence capabilities, interoperability among the three countries' armed forces and cooperation in defence industry production and development.

The agenda for the Istanbul meeting included international security issues, joint defence capabilities, interoperability among the three countries' armed forces and cooperation in defence industry production and development.

Turkey, which fields NATO's second-largest military, has said the pact is open to expansion and does not seek to replace existing alliances. Egypt has been named as a potential candidate, and Bangladesh has also expressed willingness to join.

Turkey, which fields NATO's second-largest military, has said the pact is open to expansion and does not seek to replace existing alliances. Egypt has been named as a potential candidate, and Bangladesh has also expressed willingness to join.

The pact was formed six months after the United States and Israel launched a war against Iran, with the Trump administration increasing financial pressure on Tehran amid stalled negotiations. Iran has said it has not received an invitation to join the agreement.

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The pact was formed six months after the United States and Israel launched a war against Iran, with the Trump administration increasing financial pressure on Tehran amid stalled negotiations. Iran has said it has not received an invitation to join the agreement.

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