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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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