Pakistan has completed the ratification process for the Joint Defense Agreement signed in Mecca by Pakistan, Türkiye and Saudi Arabia.
Pakistan Foreign Ministry spokesperson Sajjad Haider Khan announced at a press conference on Friday that the ratification procedures for the agreement had been completed.
Khan said the agreement reflected the three countries’ shared commitment to strengthening collective defense, regional security and stability.
The three countries continue to discuss issues related to the agreement’s implementation and ratification processes through the Strategic, Political and Defense Committee. The committee held its latest meeting on October 5.

Khan noted that each country was following its own constitutional and legal procedures for ratifying and bringing international agreements into force. He said Saudi Arabia had also completed its ratification procedures for the agreement.
Khan said Pakistan would continue to uphold the letter and spirit of the agreement, adding that the text was defensive in nature and consistent with the United Nations Charter.
The agreement reflects the development of regional solutions to regional problems and the three countries’ shared strategic vision focused on regional security and stability. The text also aims to strengthen the security of the three countries through collective deterrence and defense.
Türkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, and Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman signed the agreement in Mecca on August 7.