On 17 September, Pakistan’s prime minister, Shehbaz Sharif, and the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman, signed a bilateral defence agreement aimed at strengthening the military cooperation between the two countries.
In a joint statement, the two sides said that the “Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement” (SDMA) “aims to develop aspects of defence cooperation between the two countries and strengthen joint deterrence against any aggression.”
In addition, the SDMA also includes a statement that suggests that “any aggression against either country shall be considered an aggression against both.”
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