New Delhi, April 11 -- Under a mutual defense agreement, Pakistan has deployed fighter jets and military personnel to Saudi Arabia to enhance the kingdom's security, the Saudi defense ministry announced Saturday.

This move coincides with Islamabad hosting critical negotiations intended to resolve the ongoing Iran war.

The deployment follows recent Iranian strikes on the Gulf nation, which damaged essential energy infrastructure and resulted in a Saudi casualty.

The two countries solidified their long-standing security ties in September 2025 by signing a mutual defense pact.

This treaty mandates that any act of aggression against one signatory be regarded as an attack on both.

According to the Saudi defense ministry, Pakistani combat ...