Pakistan, Aug. 14 -- Turkiye, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan will form political and military mechanisms under a defence pact signed between the regional powers last week, Turkiye defence ministry said on Thursday, adding the alliance would also deepen defence industry cooperation.

The three countries signed the "Makkah Joint Defence Agreement" on Aug. 7, wedding the Muslims countries alarmed at a regional conflagration that has brought Iranian missile fire onto Gulf oil exporters. They said the accord stipulates that an armed attack against any member would be regarded as an attack on all, similar to NATO's Article 5 collective defence clause.

At a weekly briefing in Ankara, the ministry said the mechanisms would include the three countries...