ISPR says Makkah defence alliance enters practical implementation phase
ISPR Director General Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said the Makkah Joint Defence Alliance has moved into practical implementation. He said Pakistani troops are already in Saudi Arabia providing defensive support.
- The Makkah Joint Defence Alliance has entered its practical implementation phase, ISPR said.
- Pakistani troops are already in Saudi Arabia for defensive support, exercises and manoeuvres.
- Both defence agreements are purely defensive, the ISPR chief said.
ISPR Director General Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said the Makkah Joint Defence Alliance has moved into the practical implementation phase of its collective defence commitments. He said this involves measures that allow agreed forces and military capabilities to be deployed rapidly inside Saudi Arabia.
According to Chaudhry, the steps include raising readiness levels, strengthening military integration, sharing intelligence and coordinating operations that are exclusively defensive. He said Pakistani troops are already present in Saudi Arabia, providing defensive support and taking part in exercises and manoeuvres.
Chaudhry said Pakistan is ready to take all necessary defensive measures to defend Saudi Arabia, based on the Joint Strategic Defence Agreement and the Makkah Alliance. He described the security of Saudi Arabia and the Two Holy Mosques as "a top, non-negotiable priority," and called Pakistan's commitment "absolute and non-negotiable". Pakistan will keep providing defensive support, including military personnel, capabilities, training or logistical assistance.
He said military alliances do not disclose troop numbers, deployment locations or operational details, and gave no such figures.
The move follows recent attacks targeting Saudi Arabia. Pakistan strongly condemned strikes on airports, cities and civilian and economic infrastructure there, and urged restraint, de-escalation and diplomatic solutions.
A meeting between representatives of the Makkah Joint Defence Alliance and Iran was held in Tehran on October 26 to set a framework for de-escalation and regional cooperation. Field Marshal Asim Munir, Chief of Defence Forces, attended and had visited Tehran days earlier. Participants agreed to continue dialogue among the four countries, without disclosing other specific agreements.
The bilateral Joint Strategic Defence Agreement between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan was announced in September of last year. The trilateral Makkah Joint Defence Alliance, with Türkiye, was announced in August. Chaudhry said both are purely defensive and carry no offensive intent against any country, and that the three countries aim to strengthen collective deterrence, deepen military integration and consolidate regional stability.
Background
khabr.pk reported on 2 November that the ISPR Director General said Pakistan has a clear and comprehensive strategy against terrorism.
Why it matters for Pakistan
The alliance ties Pakistan's armed forces to the security of Saudi Arabia, a key foreign partner. Pakistani military personnel are already deployed there, according to ISPR. The statement shows how the defence agreements announced earlier are being put into practice, while troop numbers and locations stay undisclosed.
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