Pakistan, Aug. 8 -- The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation has welcomed the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye. The OIC called the pact an important strategic step for regional security.

OIC Secretary General Hissein Brahim Taha expressed strong support for the agreement in a statement on X. He said the pact reflected the three countries' commitment to regional and international cooperation.

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The agreement aims to strengthen collective deterrence and defence cooperation among the three countries. It treats an attack against one signatory as an attack against all three.

Taha said the pact could support security and stability across th...