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Pakistan, Saudi Arabia Seal Mutual Defense Pact as Shehbaz Concludes Riyadh Visit

The agreement commits each country to treat an attack on one as an attack on both.

Shehbaz Sharif reaches London for key meetings with UK officials
Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman (right) and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif embrace each other during a meeting in RIyadh, Saudi Arabia, on September 17, 2025. Photo: PMO
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Overview

  • Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman signed the Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement in Riyadh.
  • Officials said the pact is intended to deepen security cooperation and strengthen joint deterrence against external aggression.
  • Shehbaz reported wide-ranging talks with the crown prince on regional challenges and ways to expand bilateral cooperation.
  • The prime minister highlighted a warm state reception, including a Royal Saudi Air Force escort and a guard of honor.
  • A high-level Pakistani delegation joined the visit, and Shehbaz has departed via London en route to New York for UN General Assembly engagements, with meetings with U.S. leadership and IMF officials reported as expected.