Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkiye signed the "Makkah Joint Defence Agreement" on 7 August 2026, establishing the alliance. The Makkah Defence Alliance stipulates that an attack against any one of the three nations will be treated as an attack against all three.
Lieutenant General (retired) Nauman Mahmood was nominated by Pakistan to serve as the first secretary general of the Makkah Defence Alliance. The first gathering under the Makkah agreement took place on 31 August 2026.
Furthermore, more than six nations expressed interest in joining the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement. DPM Dar stated, "We are bound to defend Saudi Arabia."
A meeting of the Strategic Political Defence Committee (SPDC) is expected in Riyadh soon. The SPDC, formed under the trilateral Makkah Accord, includes foreign ministers, defence ministers, and chiefs of army staff from each country.
The foreign ministers convened in New York on 24 September 2026 following increased Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia. The committee is scheduled to convene again after the end of October or the beginning of November.
A special meeting involving the three army chiefs occurred in Riyadh on 25 September 2026.
