Pakistan, Turkey to deploy forces in Saudi Arabia under defense pact

• Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey agreed to immediately implement collective defense commitments.
• The agreement includes the rapid deployment of military forces and capabilities in Saudi Arabia.
• The decision was made at an emergency meeting of the Mecca Defense Alliance in Riyadh.
• The alliance was formed under the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement signed in August.
• The Houthi group recently attacked a power distribution station in Medina.

Pakistan and Turkey will immediately deploy military forces to Saudi Arabia under a collective defense agreement signed in August, following recent Houthi attacks on the Kingdom. The decision was announced in a joint statement shared by Pakistan's foreign ministry after an emergency meeting of the Mecca Defense Alliance in Riyadh.

The three nations stated that the deployment would be carried out under approved arrangements and national laws. The meeting reaffirmed the solidarity of the countries in confronting attacks against Saudi Arabia and its holy sites. The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen's Houthis had previously reported that the Iran-aligned group attacked a power distribution station in Medina, which supplies electricity to the Prophet's Mosque.

The Mecca Joint Defense Agreement, signed in August, stipulates that an armed attack on one member is considered an attack on all. However, the agreement's specific military commitments and defense obligations were not detailed at the time of its announcement.