Saudi Arabia and Pakistan seal mutual defense pact

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Saudi Arabia and Pakistan sign a mutual defence pact, boosting security ties amid regional tensions and doubts over the US’s reliability after Israel’s strike on Qatar.

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00:00Saudi Arabia and nuclear-armed Pakistan have signed a formal mutual defense pact

00:06in a move that strengthens a decades-long security partnership.

00:11The agreement comes amid rising tensions and growing doubts over the reliability of the United States

00:18as their long-standing security guarantor in the region.

00:23Israel's attack on Qatar last week heightened those concerns.

00:30The agreement was signed in Riyadh by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman

00:34and Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, with Pakistan's army chief also present.

00:40Saudi officials say the deal isn't aimed at any specific country.

00:44Under the agreement, any aggression against one country is considered an attack on both.

00:50Gav Monarchies, long US allies, have tried to balance ties with both Iran and Israel

00:56to manage regional security.

00:58But the Gaza war has shaken the region and Qatar has faced direct attacks twice this year,

01:05once from Iran, once from Israel.

01:08The Saudi-Pakistan defense pact comes just months after Pakistan's brief military clash

01:13with rival India in May, highlighting growing tensions across South Asia and the Middle East.

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