Media in Saudi Arabia have celebrated a strategic defence agreement signed by Riyadh and Islamabad as a “deterrence umbrella” that allows both nations to use their full military capabilities without exception. Saudi media say pact allows Riyadh and Islamabad to use their full military capabilities without exception, while an ex-Saudi military officer says agreement mirrors NATO’s principle that “an attack on one is an attack on all.” “Saudi Arabia and Pakistan… One front against any aggressor… Always and forever,” Saudi Defence Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman, brother of Saudi Crown Prince, posted on his official X account.
