The new security partnership between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan—likely including a nuclear deterrent for Riyadh—illustrates the mercenary nature of Islamabad’s foreign policy. Pakistan and Saudi Arabia ...

On September 17, 2025, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia signed the Strategic Mutual Defense Agreement (SMDA), a defense pact that considers “any aggression against either country” as “an aggression against ...

Saudi Arabia and Pakistan signed a mutual defense pact in September stipulating that “any aggression against either country shall be considered an aggression against both.” The announcement sparked ...

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Pakistan and Saudi Arabia’s defense partnership, spanning more than half a century, reached a new peak last Wednesday when Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman signed a ...

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