Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said that several Arab countries are interested in signing defence agreements with Pakistan, following the security pact signed with Saudi Arabia.
Dar made the remarks during a media talk in London, days after Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman signed the agreement in Riyadh. The pact explicitly states that “any aggression against either country shall be considered an aggression against both.”
Calling the agreement a “historic milestone”, Dar said that while Pakistan has always considered the security of Saudi Arabia—particularly the protection of the Haramain Sharifain (the Two Holy Mosques)—a matter of national importance, this commitment has now been formally institutionalized.
“It is a historic pact between the two countries. Pakistan has always had an informal arrangement regarding the protection of Haramain Sharifain. This belief is deeply rooted in both the government and the people of Pakistan,” he stated.
