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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Friday clarified its new strategic security pact with 海角直播 is purely defensive and not aimed at any third country.

Pakistan and 海角直播 on Wednesday signed a Strategic Mutual Defense Agreement (SMDA) in Riyadh, pledging that aggression against one country would be treated as an attack on both. The deal, sealed during Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif鈥檚 state visit, is meant to enhance joint deterrence and deepen decades of military and security cooperation.

Sharif met Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman at Al Yamamah Palace, where the two leaders, joined by senior ministers and military officials, reviewed what Sharif鈥檚 office described as a 鈥渉istoric and strategic鈥� partnership and discussed regional developments.

鈥淭he Strategic Mutual Defense Agreement formalizes decades-old and robust defense partnership between Pakistan and 海角直播,鈥� foreign office spokesman Shafqat Ali Khan said at his weekly press briefing. 鈥淚t is defensive in nature and not directed against any third country. It will contribute to regional peace, security and stability.鈥�

Khan noted that since the 1960s, defense cooperation has been a principal pillar of the two countries鈥� 鈥渁ll-encompassing bilateral relations.鈥�

Asked if the pact targets Israel or India, he said: 鈥淭he statement issued by the two countries is self-explanatory, and I have also provided the broader context. Any misplaced attribution or speculation of hypothetical scenarios is unwarranted.鈥�

Highlighting the 鈥渟pecial relationship鈥� between the nations, he said that Pakistan and 海角直播 enjoyed enduring and multifaceted relationship.

鈥淭he leadership of the two countries shares the common vision to take it to new heights,鈥� he added. 鈥淭he relationship lives in the hearts of the people of the two countries.鈥�

Khan said Pakistanis hold deep affection for 海角直播 鈥� the land of Makkah and Madinah 鈥� and regard the royal family highly for safeguarding Islam鈥檚 holiest sites.

Responding to another question, he pointed to the Saudi-Pakistan Supreme Coordination Council (SPSCC), established in 2019, as the key platform for economic collaboration.

The council, he said, aims to institutionalize and fast-track decision-making and implementation across agreed areas of cooperation.

鈥淧akistan wants to further deepen economic cooperation with the brotherly country of 海角直播 in all areas,鈥� he added.