AnkaraA 16-article pact would bind Turkey to defend Riyadh.
An attack on Saudi Arabia or Pakistan counts as an attack on all three.
Article 2 lets each state set its support, and Turkey’s constitution requires separate parliamentary approval to deploy troops abroad.
Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan says Turkey will not send troops to attack another country’s territory.
Parliament’s foreign affairs commission could take up the pact as early as Friday.
How each outlet framed it
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- Al Jazeera Online
- walks through Article 2's 'full range of mutual assistance measures' and compares it to NATO's Article 5
- Dawn
- says Ankara's support may be limited to arms and intelligence sharing, and flags Egypt's Oct 26 vote
Sources: Dawn, Al Jazeera Online