Attack on one nation deemed an attack on all — Turkey, Saudi, Pakistan

Pakistan, Turkey and Saudi Arabia have signed a mutual defence agreement, under which an armed attack on any one of the three countries will be treated as an attack on all. The pact comes as Saudi Arabia seeks to diversify its security p…

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