Pakistan and Saudi Arabia signed landmarks the next day A common defense agreement During Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s visit to Riyadh, the Prime Minister expressed his gratitude to him on Thursday for his “warm welcome” to the Gulf State and shared his speech with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman covering regional challenges as well as strengthening bilateral cooperation.
Yesterday, PM Shehbaz arrived in Riyadh for a one-day visit, and he and Crown Prince Salman signed a “Strategic Mutual Defense” on the Al-Yamamah Palace in the Saudi capital.
“My dear brother, Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia, was deeply moved by me during my official visit to Riyadh.
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The Prime Minister shared that his “most cordial negotiations” with the Crown Prince cover a variety of issues, gradually challenging regional challenges and strengthening bilateral cooperation.”
“I really appreciate HRH’s vision and leadership for the Muslim world,” he said. He added that on the bilateral front he “greatly valued” the “consistent support of the Saudi crown prince and his interest in expanding Saudi investment, trade, trade, trade, trade and business interests”.
Prime Minister Sheikh Baz said: “The friendship between Pakistan (and) Saudi Arabia continues to flourish and gain new heights of glory.
National Defense Agreement
Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have long shared a multifaceted relationship that stems from strategic military cooperation, mutual economic interests and sharing Islamic heritage. These contacts have been included Financial Aid and Energy supplyRiyadh is very important Sources of financial aid and oil For Islamabad.
Wednesday’s agreement marks the most important escalation of Pakistan-Sudi defensive links in decades.
The news was announced in a joint statement between Islamabad and Riyadh. The agreement “reflects the shared commitment of the two countries to strengthen their security and achieve security and peace in the region and the world,” the statement said.
“(IT) aims to develop all aspects of defense cooperation below the two countries and strongly oppose any aggression,” the SARS statement without elaboration.
Importantly, the text emphasizes that “any aggression against any country should be regarded as an aggression against both”.
The timing of the agreement follows Arab Summit This marks a shift to collective security- Israel’s attack About Qatar – It implies that it originates from current world affairs and reflects the defense concerns of both countries.
Saudi official media also held reports on the signing ceremony, but they did not provide more details about the agreement or its provisions.
The cooperation between the two states in the defense field dates back to 1967 and Epilepsy seizure at the Grand Mosque in 1979When Pakistani special forces helped Saudi forces recover the mosque Al-Haram.
In 1982, the two sides adopted a bilateral security cooperation agreement to enable security relations to enable Pakistan to train, consult and support and deployment on Saudi soil. Sometimes as many as 20,000 Pakistani troops are stationed in the Kingdom, and Saudi Arabia becomes the main buyer of Pakistan-made weapons.
In recent years, such partnerships have caused a urgency due to regional instability. In February, a meeting of the Joint Military Cooperation Commission of Riyadh promised to expand training and exchanges.
The new contract formalizes the promises that have long existed in practice, thus creating what some analysts see as de facto joint defense umbrellas, although more details of the agreement are not disclosed.
For Pakistan, the agreement provides strategic and economic benefits. It received significant Saudi investment and funding in a time of financial pressure, while strengthening Islamabad’s position as a provider of pan-Islamic security.
For Saudi Arabia, it strengthened its defense against Iran, the threat from Houthi militias and regional unrest caused by Israel’s genocide operations in Gaza and the aggression of other nearby countries. The Israeli attacks against the Doha Hamas delegation exacerbated the urgency of the agreement that had been discussed for some time.
Pakistan’s earlier defense alignments, such as the Cold War-era agreements with the United States and Sito and the Center, have long eroded.
Today, Islamabad’s partnership with China, Türkiye and other Gulf countries remains important, but lacks binding common defense clauses.
Against this backdrop, Wednesday’s signing representatives signed the most tense formal defensive commitment to link their security roles uninterrupted with the ever-evolving Gulf strategic building.
