Pakistan's military spokesperson clarifies that the newly formed Mecca Defence Alliance is a defensive pact for collective deterrence.
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Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry
3 quotes“It is defensive. There’s nothing aggressive. There are no regional aspirations. It is collective deterrence”
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…public relations (ISPR) director general Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, speaking to Al Arabiya, said the agreement was “defensive” and “complementary” to the three countries’ existing alliances and relationships. “ It is defensive. There’s nothing aggressive. There are no regional aspirations. It is collective deterrence ,” Chaudhry said. The comments come as the pact faces questions over its first potential test. The alliance has been put under scrutiny amid the conflict involving Saudi Arabia and Houthi forces, with uncertainty over…
“There is nothing in the pact that says that it is a Muslim alliance”
“Everyone understands that this is defensive”
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- [1]The Times of Indiadefensive'Nothing aggressive': Worried Pak rushes to define Mecca pact after Houthi attacks