MeccaPakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey signed a joint defence pact, and almost nothing in its text is public.
Whether it binds automatic response, not just consultation, decides if it is a guarantee or a communiqué.
A pact’s value lies in automaticity — only the unpublished clauses distinguish a guarantee from a statement.
None of the three parliaments were consulted before signing, and the text remains withheld.
Sources: The Diplomat