Pakistan has made it clear that the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement is not directed against any country and that other countries may also join the pact. Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar made these remarks in a post on X on Sunday. Dar added that the Meccah Agreement is purely defensive in nature, is not directed against any country, and is aimed solely at further strengthening ongoing efforts for peace, stability and prosperity across the wider region. Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey signed the agreement in Mecca on Friday in the presence of Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Meanwhile, The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) hailed the Meccah Joint Defence Agreement as an “important strategic step.”