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Pakistan Reaffirms Makkah Defence Pact With Saudi Arabia Amid Gulf Security Tensions

Pakistani officials reiterated their commitment to the Makkah defence pact with Saudi Arabia as hostilities between the United States and Iran raise fears of a wider conflict across the Arabian Gulf.

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