Pakistan, Kuwait discuss expanded defence pact: report

[peagle]

Perhaps not, but, even if they did, I don't think India would be interested. They have a long-standing policy of staying out of formal alliances. It did appear the UAE wanted to have a closer and more formal military alliance ,with India, but it was India that resisted getting too close, probably to keep their options open with the Saudis and Iran.

Utter rubbish, I wish Pakistanis would spend 10% of their time reading as they do on commenting. Rather then rehash the media narrative statements designed to define a non-existence reality.

India has never been non-aligned.
India has never been secular.
India have never been anything except a extremist Hindu nation, full-stop.

Before having the guts to attack Pakistan in 1971, nearly 5000km from Pakistan capital, few months prior, they signed a India-Soviet Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation which in effect was a defence pact and a formal treaty, merely four months before they attacked in December.

That's a formal alliance, a treaty. It was renewed with Russia in the early 1990s. India has been sitting in the Soviet lap since India was created in 1947.

I just wish Pakistanis stop following what they hear and spend just a little, a tiny little bit of their time in independent research and independent reading rather then repeating lazy incorrect narratives.


Over the previous decade or so India has been signing various Foundational Military agreements with America, which amount to a treaty alliance, no matter how you word it.
Before India was a Soviet poodle, now India is an American poodle. That's only difference.

General Security of Military Information Agreement. (GSOMIA)
Logistics Agreement Memorandum of Agreement (LEMOA)
Communications Compatibility and Security Agreement (COMCASA)
Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement (Beca)

It has many other agreements with America, please search yourself it's not difficult in this age, bunch of treaties which combined amount to a formal alliance. The only difference being it's one way, America decides how they function in reality while India is the poodle on a leash.

Apologies for directness but I am tired of Pakistanis repeating Indian lies because they don't spend time just reading, or just paying attention to facts.

 

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In a 2006 interview, Pakistan's former Army Chief, General Mirza Aslam Beg, claimed that Pakistan had uncovered an alleged plot involving the United States, Israel, and India to strike Pakistan's nuclear facilities.

According to General Beg, Pakistan responded by sending an emissary to India with a clear deterrent message. He said Pakistan warned India that, regardless of who attacked Pakistan's nuclear facilities, India would be held responsible. General Beg argued that this deterrent posture helped prevent any military strike against Pakistan's nuclear programme.

General Beg said he later shared the same strategic lesson with Iranian officials who came to visit him from the Iranian Embassy. He claimed he advised them to make it clear that, if Iran's nuclear facilities were attacked by any country, Iran should respond by targeting Israel. He presented this as the equivalent deterrent strategy for Iran, drawing a direct comparison with Pakistan's own experience.

14/05/2006: Retired Pakistani general says he told Iran to hit Israel in event of any attack: Taipei Times

 

[Owaiz]

The other perspective is India is hesitant to protect its financial equities within the UAE.

Because the economies are so linked however India does not have the stomach to annoy the Saudis. It's basically decision paralysis, you can only pass-off decision paralysis as wisdom now and again

Fundamentally if you are a big country that has a self perception of heft, even civilizational prestige, always talking about civilizational links....... So what's the issue issue?

Lots of countries have financial equities in the Gulf. Most of them, including the emerging superpower China, do not have forces stationed there. It is really Pakistan that is an exception and that has mostly to do with the dire economic situation. Let us not make a virtue out of a necessity. The reason Pakistan signed the defence pact with Saudi Arabia was mostly for financial incentives and doing so has the consequence of limiting freedom of action in Pakistan's foreign policy towards countries that have issues with Saudi Arabia.

 

[Owaiz]

Utter rubbish, I wish Pakistanis would spend 10% of their time reading as they do on commenting. Rather then rehash the media narrative statements designed to define a non-existence reality.

India has never been non-aligned.
India has never been secular.
India have never been anything except a extremist Hindu nation, full-stop.

Before having the guts to attack Pakistan in 1971, nearly 5000km from Pakistan capital, few months prior, they signed a India-Soviet Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation which in effect was a defence pact and a formal treaty, merely four months before they attacked in December.

That's a formal alliance, a treaty. It was renewed with Russia in the early 1990s. India has been sitting in the Soviet lap since India was created in 1947.

I just wish Pakistanis stop following what they hear and spend just a little, a tiny little bit of their time in independent research and independent reading rather then repeating lazy incorrect narratives.


Over the previous decade or so India has been signing various Foundational Military agreements with America, which amount to a treaty alliance, no matter how you word it.
Before India was a Soviet poodle, now India is an American poodle. That's only difference.

General Security of Military Information Agreement. (GSOMIA)
Logistics Agreement Memorandum of Agreement (LEMOA)
Communications Compatibility and Security Agreement (COMCASA)
Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement (Beca)

It has many other agreements with America, please search yourself it's not difficult in this age, bunch of treaties which combined amount to a formal alliance. The only difference being it's one way, America decides how they function in reality while India is the poodle on a leash.

Apologies for directness but I am tired of Pakistanis repeating Indian lies because they don't spend time just reading, or just paying attention to facts.

I wish you had followed your own advice instead of going off on a rant against strawman arguments that at least I did not make.

I only said India generally avoids formal military alliances. The treaty with the Soviet Union was the exception that proves the rule. It was signed in August 1971, which was after the Indian government and generals had already fully planned the war in East Pakistan and was meant for the limited purpose of providing defensive insurance against American and Chinese involvement. in that war. Importantly, the treaty was not renewed after it served its purpose and the succesor treaty with Russia left out security guarantees, even though Russia was still India's main security partner at that time.

Of course, India are not non-aligned and they have close defence relationships with America, France, Israel , Russia ( though at a smaler scale than before) and increasingly Japan, Australia and UAE, but they have stayed away from formal treaty-based alliances with any of them. The agreements they have signed do not have any security guarantees or mutual defence clauses.

 

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Pakistan, Kuwait discuss expanded defence pact: report​

• Talks remain at early stage

Published July 17, 2026

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A drone view shows Kuwait City, in the aftermath of strikes by Israel and the U.S. on Iran, in Kuwait, February 28, 2026. REUTERS

ISLAMABAD/RIYADH: Pakistan has been negotiating an expanded defence pact with Kuwait in exchange for energy cooperation and investment, according to five sources with knowledge of the talks.

The talks remain at an early stage, all the sources said, and could still be complicated by heightened tensions between the United States and Iran, said one source.

Reuters reported on Thursday that there were mounting concerns in Islamabad that its mutual defence pact with Saudi Arabia, signed last year, could draw Pakistan into the US-Iran war.

After the Houthi movement launched an attack on Saudi Arabia on Monday, nuclear-armed Pakistan told Iran it would treat attacks on the kingdom as attacks on itself.

Any defence deal with Kuwait, which has come under heavy attacks from Iran this year, would also raise questions about Pakistan’s role in future mediation between the US and Iran.

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Kuwait has had a more limited defence deal with Pakistan for training and joint exercises since 2023. It is now seeking a show of force by Islamabad that would be similar to Pakistan’s pact with Saudi Arabia, including “thousands of Pakistani troops on the ground, fighter jets, drones, an air defence system, and other defence-related facilities,” said a Pakistani government official.

It is unclear whether Pakistan is willing to go this far, given that its agreement with Saudi Arabia was the result of a decades-old close alliance with Riyadh.

“Kuwait’s wish list includes everything,” said a Pakistani security official with knowledge of the talks. “But let me be clear about one thing: We are not and we cannot consider a deployment of combat troops at this stage.”

A Middle Eastern source confirmed that Kuwait has been in conversations with Pakistan, including about defence procurement, but said it was “not clear this will amount to a defence pact per se.”

Reuters spoke to four Pakistani sources and one Middle Eastern source, none of whom was authorised to speak on the record.

Pakistan’s military media wing and Kuwait’s information ministry did not respond to requests for comment.

Iran-US war: Kuwaiti FM hails Pakistan’s ‘constructive contribution’ to regional peace

Search for defence alternatives

Pakistan and Gulf states have over the past year seen advantages to striking new regional defence pacts.

Pakistan maintains a large military and produces its own fighter jets. This has made it a possible alternative or addition to US protection among Gulf states, as they have grown more wary about the reliability of the US as an ally.

Pakistan is seen in Kuwait as a safe bet, said a source in the Middle East familiar with Kuwait’s security planning.

“They are already in with the Saudis, they have a long history of defence development, they are Muslim Sunni, they have a good relationship with the Americans, so it’s not as sensitive as some other options,” the source said.

Turkey, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have been preparing a draft agreement for a mutual defence pact, separate to the one Islamabad has with Saudi Arabia. Meanwhile, Bahrain is interested in a similar pact, one source said, and Jordan has expressed interest in a weapons and training deal, three sources said.

Barrels for boots

Pakistan has viewed defence deals with neighbouring nations as a way to shore up investments the country urgently needs.

As part of the possible deal with Kuwait, Islamabad would want cooperation on energy security - part of a wider push by Pakistan’s energy ministry to boost its oil and fuel reserves.

Kuwait is exploring a bonded fuel storage with Pakistan that would build on an existing government-to-government diesel supply deal between the two countries, a Pakistani source aware of the talks said.

Such offers could still be sufficiently attractive for Pakistan’s leadership to pursue a larger defence deal, said two sources, adding that negotiations were expected to pick up in speed once US-Iran tensions subside.

Analysts cautioned that this might turn out to be wishful thinking. “Pakistan has to be cognizant of dangers of over-commitment,” said Muhammad Faisal, a South Asia researcher at the University of Technology in Sydney.

Pakistann should only sign a defence pact with Kuwait if it agrees to expelling every last one of US and european soldier and close all of their military bases. Because till these powers are in Kuwait, they will be undermining security of Kuwait to enhance their own interests and that will cause more and more issues for pakistan. Just like in case of KSA, we are supposed to ensure its security but then US forces stationed in KSA and attacking iran which is making KSA target or iran. Which pakistan is supposed to prevent from. We cant afford another KSA like situation out of Kuwait and Qatar as well.

 

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[KingQamaR]

… a very difficult position for Pakistan. What’s good to know is what’s their own interests, what’s in all this for them, then the game becomes clear …

 

[mythbuster]

This alone is extremely poor justification for Pakistanis risking life and limb for the interests of an inherently weak artifical construct of a nation state.

Pakistani geostrategic objectives will not be fulfilled by pandering to the security needs of the bureaucratically inept.

It would become far more useful if genuine political mileage were to be extracted from such agreements. This preferred outcome simply won't manifest. What is actually transpiring here is a fool's errand. Any brief "financial gains" will be pissed away for nothing.

There is no fast-track to greatness. It requires a marathon slog from the entirety of society.

Feel free to bookmark this prophecy and revisit it in 3 years.

Mercenary is a noble profession , Swiss were mercenaries once , they built their country from the income generated by them... those who complain that no one invested billions and trillions, no one comes for holidays in Pakistan or gets degrees from Pakistan blah blah should know that nothing significant comes through charity.....you got to be like a magnet to draw in what you want and not like a repellent that unfortunately you are.

 

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Petroleum minister, Kuwaiti exploration company discuss expanding energy cooperation​

Ali Pervaiz Malik says government remained committed to expanding its long-standing energy cooperation with Kuwait

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Petroleum Minister Ali Pervaiz Malik holds meeting with Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Company (KUFPEC) Vice President for Operations Tariq Ibrahim. SCREENGRAB

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Petroleum Minister Ali Pervaiz Malik on Tuesday met Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Company (KUFPEC) Vice President for Operations Tariq Ibrahim to discuss expanding cooperation in Pakistan's energy sector, according to state broadcaster PTV.

During the meeting, the two sides discussed opportunities to strengthen collaboration between Pakistan and KUFPEC, particularly in Pakistan's energy sector.

Malik said Kuwait was "a close friend of Pakistan" and noted that the two countries shared "a 50-year partnership in the energy sector." He said the government remained committed to expanding its long-standing energy cooperation with Kuwait.

PTV quoted Vice President Ibrahim as saying KUFPEC was exploring investment opportunities in Pakistan's upstream oil and gas sector.

The petroleum minister also assured the company of the government's support, saying Pakistan would provide "every possible cooperation" and a favourable environment for investment. He added that the country remained committed to facilitating international investors in the energy sector.


The meeting came as Pakistan's fuel supply chain starts showing signs of stress again as policy delays, the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and low stocks have sparked fears of an oil shortage in the country.

Industry officials warned that a combination of critically low petrol stocks, delayed imports, rising international oil prices and unresolved financial issues could push the country towards another supply crisis.

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The warning came at a time when motor gasoline (petrol) inventories have dropped to around 379,442 tonnes, including the local refinery production, which was enough for only 14 days of consumption based on current demand trends. Industry data showed that petrol sales during the first 13 days of July averaged 25,000 tonnes per day, almost 16% higher than the projection and 26% above the same period of last year.

The spike in consumption was linked to expectations of another hike in petroleum prices, prompting both consumers and dealers to ramp up purchases. Industry officials fear that if this trend continues, the available stocks could come under further pressure before fresh cargoes arrive.

While international developments, particularly tensions around the Strait of Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb, have pushed up global oil prices and freight costs, the petroleum-sector representatives argue that domestic policy issues have compounded the challenge.

Petroleum minister, Kuwaiti exploration company discuss expanding energy cooperation | The Express Tribune

Ali Pervaiz Malik says government remained committed to expanding its long-standing energy cooperation with Kuwait

tribune.com.pk

 

[KingQamaR]

I bet Pakistan GHCQ is cheering as Iran pounds Kuwait, with every explosion sending them and GCC further and further into Islamabad’s arms.

 

[r3alist]

The reason Pakistan signed the defence pact with Saudi Arabia was mostly for financial incentives and doing so has the consequence of limiting freedom of action in Pakistan's foreign policy towards countries that have issues with Saudi Arabia.

This is just nonsense

If you want to believe in the most cynical and narrow lens that is up to you but it remains nonsense.

Especially as so many details are unknown

 

[r3alist]

Apologies for directness but I am tired of Pakistanis repeating Indian lies because they don't spend time just reading, or just paying attention to facts

I was thinking exactly the same thing, some of the internalized self deprecation seems a bit unnatural.

 

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[lightning f57]

Pak needs hard cash for advance military procurement and cheaper energy. Hard cash can also help with investment in various sectors. Most economically successful nations have a product/resource they are known for and they make a hell of allot of money from that. Pak needs to invest in something that will work and generate lots of income. So any deal with any GCC state should have hard cash, cheaper fuel rather than cheap loans and credit facilities which keeps the country locked to the banker - whereas cash is paid for a service the country can spend on what it needs to.

 

[Starlord]

We need to build more investment opportunities for Kuwait, whether PAF fighters will land in Kuwait or not only time will tell, right now as Kuwait is getting hammered tis not happening. This PACT with Kuwait or rumors of Qatar joining will only materialize after the ceasefire and complete end to hostilities in the region, every country once peace prevails will go back to drawing board from Iran to America , Israel to GCC. New alliances will be formed, new military bases will be build, secret transfer of military equipment will occur, for now its best to take any news of such PACTS will grain of salt.

But from a investment pov its good for Pakistan, we had KSA helping Pakistan with its economy, UAE has already asked and got their money back, so adding another country that can throw few billions at Pakistan for investment is not a bad thing, we have Qatar and KSA's securities but for future we have to make sure that Pakistan internal issues are fixed, we need internal security to attract any new FDI's, we should also work towards building that long due Oil refinery, and maybe once Iran war is over finish the Iran-Pak gas pipeline. Gwadar port must be fully operationalize, jobs (most of them) should go to Baluch people, build hotels, beach resorts, entertainment centers, schools/uni/colleges for the locals so they can study and find jobs in that area. Gwadar will/can play a vital role in all these new PACT's with KSA/Qatar/Kuwait and even as a transit port for ships.