Overview

• Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar told the National Assembly the Pakistan–Saudi accord could evolve into a NATO‑like alliance if other Arab and Muslim states join, citing interest expressed around the UN General Assembly.
• He emphasized the pact’s collective‑defence clause by noting that past Indian strikes on Pakistan would have been treated as attacks on Saudi Arabia under such an arrangement.
• Dar said Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will soon share further details of the agreement, which Islamabad frames as grounded in decades of trust with Riyadh.
• He said Pakistan has distanced itself from President Donald Trump’s 20‑point Gaza plan and reaffirmed support for a two‑state solution on pre‑1967 borders with Al‑Quds as the capital.
• Dar reported efforts to secure detained Pakistanis from Gaza flotilla interceptions, including engaging an influential European country, and described the United States as the only remaining hope for Gaza peace.