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Pakistan has recently emerged as an important diplomatic mediator during the crisis, facilitating contacts between Washington and Tehran while simultaneously making public calls for de-escalation and dialogue.
Pakistan left open the possibility of including Turkey and Qatar in the existing defense cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia, while the ongoing war between the United States and Iran is affecting geopolitical balances in the Middle East and South Asia.
According to a Bloomberg report, Pakistan's Defense Minister, Khawaja Asif, stated that relevant consultations are in the final stages and that the agreement could evolve into a broader regional security framework.
This development comes at a time of heightened tension in the region, with the US-Iran war causing concerns about energy security, maritime trade routes and overall stability in the Middle East.
Pakistan has recently emerged as an important diplomatic mediator during the crisis, facilitating contacts between Washington and Tehran while simultaneously making public calls for de-escalation and dialogue.
“If Qatar and Turkey also join the existing agreement, that would be a positive development,” Asif said in a television interview on Monday, according to Bloomberg. The Pakistani minister said the initiative aims to create a broader platform for cooperation among “like-minded countries,” a so-called “Islamic NATO,” with the aim of strengthening “regional stability and collective security.”
Saudi Arabia and Pakistan signed a strategic defense agreement in September 2025, which stipulates that any attack on one of the countries will be considered an attack on the other.
The two countries have strengthened their military and defense cooperation following Iranian retaliatory attacks on targets in the region, which led to further escalation of the crisis.
Last month, a Pakistani military unit arrived at King Abdulaziz Air Base in Saudi Arabia as part of joint military operations and regional security initiatives.
A possible expansion of the agreement with the participation of Turkey and Qatar would bring together some of the region's most powerful Muslim states, at a time when regional alliances are being reshaped due to war and growing geopolitical uncertainty.
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