MAKKAH — Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan offered Friday prayers together at Qasr Al-Safa, royal palace located near the Grand Mosque in Makkah. The gathering of top leadership from Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Türkiye at one of Islam’s most revered locations has drawn attention amid growing cooperation among the three countries on strategic, economic, and regional matters. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar, along with senior Saudi and Turkish officials, was also present during the occasion. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman, Turkish President Erdogan, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir perform their Friday prayers at the Grand Mosque of Mecca / Masjid Al Haram. Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey boosted defense partnership with collective defense clause in Makkah Defence Agreement, which similar to NATO’s Article 5.