Pakistan, Oct. 28 -- The Turkish parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee on Tuesday approved a bill to ratify the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement between Turkiye, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan.

The bill was approved following deliberations during which Deputy Foreign Minister Levent Gumrukcu answered lawmakers' questions about the agreement.

Speaking at the committee meeting, Gumrukcu said the agreement aimed to strengthen regional security through cooperation and collective defence.

"The Makkah agreement is not only an extension of the special friendly relations between the three countries, but also a concrete product of the regional ownership increasingly needed in our region," Gumrukcu said.

He recalled that the agreement was signed in M...