US EditionIs Pakistan on the Brink of Joining the War Against Iran?
Pakistan invoked its mutual defence pact with Saudi Arabia to prevent escalation after Iranian missile attacks, with 2.5 million Pakistanis residing in Saudi Arabia, officials said.
- On Tuesday, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar disclosed Pakistan’s diplomatic intervention helped deter heavier Iranian strikes on Saudi Arabia by invoking the Pak‑Saudi Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement.
- The Pak‑Saudi Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement specifies any aggression against one will be treated as aggression against both, Pakistan says this sovereign pact binds its response amid regional instability.
- Iran’s missile and drone barrages have struck US military bases and allied facilities across the Gulf, also hitting airports, hotels and residential areas, Pakistan said on Tuesday.
- About 2.5 million Pakistani nationals in Saudi Arabia face heightened risks while 1,400 stranded in Qatar, 27 in Kuwait, and about 500 in the Kurdistan region receive support from our mission.
- Conducting shuttle diplomacy, Mr Dar said Saudi Arabia faced the fewest attacks and credited Oman as mediator while providing Iran assurances Saudi soil would not be used for attacks.
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Is Pakistan on the brink of joining the war against Iran?
Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar confirmed, reminding Iran of the September 2025 Nato-like Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement with Saudi Arabia after Iranian drone strikes hit Riyadh and Ras Tanura. The pact treats aggression against one country as aggression against both, though it has not yet been invoked
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Ishaq Dar, Pakistan's foreign minister, said he warned his Iranian counterpart against attacking Saudi Arabia and cited the defence pact. This is the first time that any Pakistani official has clarified that the pact would apply to the Iran war.
Dar reminds Iran of Pak-Saudi defence pact
Pakistan on Tuesday stepped up diplomatic efforts to calm rising tensions in the Middle East, reminding Tehran of its longstanding defence understanding with Saudi Arabia, while simultaneously engaging in shuttle diplomacy aimed at preventing further escalation between the United States and Iran. Addressing a press conference and later speaking in the Senate, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar underscored that Islamabad was see…
Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar revealed that his country reminded Iran of the joint defense agreement signed with Saudi Arabia, in an effort to contain tensions and prevent any further attacks that might target Saudi territory.
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