Pakistan, Aug. 18 -- US President Donald Trump has hailed the joint defence pact recently signed between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye, terming it a "bold and important first step".

"It shows how the Middle East is coming together, and how Countries will finally be able to defend themselves in a more meaningful way," Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social on Monday.

The US president congratulated the leadership of the three nations on the signing of the pact, saying it was "a big, bold, and important first step".

Responding, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed gratitude to Trump for the "kind words of support" on the signing of the joint defence pact.

In a post on X, the prime minister said Pakistan, in coordination w...