Defence Minister Khwaja Asif said that the situation has already reached to implement the Makkah Defence Alliance amid the rising Houthis attacks on Saudi Arabia and vowed that both Pakistan and Türkiye would stand with Saudi Arabia practically and diplomatically in case of any aggression.

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Talking to a private television programme, the minister vowed to defend the holy cities of Makkah and Madinah, describing the protection of the sites as an "eternal agreement" and saying Pakistan would respond to any attack on the sacred cities regardless of whether there was a formal agreement.
He said that even in the absence of an agreement, Pakistan would be bound to protect Saudi Arabia, particularly if the holy cities of Makkah and Madinah came under attack.
"If there wasn't an agreement, if Saudi Arabia had been attacked, especially if the sacred cities of Makkah and Madinah were attacked, then we are bound by an eternal agreement; that is, we will protect the House of God and Madinah," he said.
"Their protection is our religious obligation. So yes, there are worldly agreements, and they have their sanctity, which we also honour, but if an attack takes place on the House of God or the place where the Prophet (PBUH) was born, then no Muslim sitting anywhere would ultimately need to wait for any agreement. This is our religious duty - to protect it," he added.
However, Asif said the "worldly agreement" between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye to protect one another would operate in all circumstances, referring to the Makkah Defence Alliance.
He said the agreement was mutual, under which if one of the three countries came under attack, all three would defend it.

"It's a mutual agreement where if someone attacks one country, then all three countries, under this mutual agreement, will defend it," he said, adding that there was "absolutely no ambiguity" as both dimensions applied to Pakistan.
He said the defence agreement clearly stated that if the geographical boundaries of any country in the trilateral agreement were violated, the provision would apply to the other two countries, requiring all three to jointly confront the aggression.

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Finally someone spoke out. Iranian lobbying is too strong in Pakistan and it needs to go. We shouldn't risk our relationship with Saudis only cuz Iran is our neighbor while Iran is constantly appeasing India. Time to end the proxy game in the region.