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Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Türkiye set for strategic…

Pakistan’s top civilian and military leadership offered prayers at Islam’s holiest site on Friday as Islamabad prepared for what diplomatic sources describe as a pivotal round of high-level engagements in Saudi Arabia that could reshape strategic cooperation among Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Ishaq Dar, Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif, Information Minister Attaullah Tarar, Special Assistant Tariq Fatemi and members of the Pakistani delegation performed Umrah during their official visit to the Kingdom.

Before performing Umrah, the delegation was granted the rare honour of a special visit inside the Holy Kaaba. Following the pilgrimage, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Field Marshal Asim Munir and members of the delegation offered special prayers for Pakistan’s peace, economic prosperity, national security, the unity of the Muslim Ummah and lasting regional and global peace.

The visit comes at a strategically significant moment for the region. Diplomatic sources say Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is also expected to arrive in Saudi Arabia, where a possible trilateral engagement involving the leaders of Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye is expected on the sidelines of high-level consultations.

According to diplomatic sources, the expected meeting could pave the way for a major expansion in defence cooperation, with discussions likely to focus on military collaboration, defence industrial partnerships, regional security coordination and strategic cooperation among the three countries.

The Saudi visit underscores Pakistan’s growing diplomatic profile and its deepening strategic partnerships with Riyadh and Ankara. Officials view the engagements as an opportunity to advance cooperation in defence, investment, regional stability and economic development, while reinforcing Pakistan’s role in promoting peace and security across the Muslim world.

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