Pakistan2 of 3 signatories have ratified the Makkah defence pact.
Pakistan and Saudi Arabia finished ratifying as Houthi attacks on the kingdom continue.
Under Article 2, an attack on one member is an attack on all, and the three decide aid together.
Pakistan’s Foreign Office calls the pact defensive and says it is not directed against any country.
Turkey’s parliament, which received the pact this week, has yet to ratify it.
How each outlet framed it
- Dawn
- ties ratification to Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia and Pakistan's 'whatever support is needed' pledge, and frames the question of parliamentary approval as an executive matter
Sources: Dawn