Pakistan-Saudi Arabia mutual defense pact: News & Discussion

[Oscar]

No one in Pakistan is against the Pakistan–Saudi Arabia Defence Pact, except perhaps those who are easily influenced by IRGC propaganda.

Many Muslims in Pakistan feel blessed that our country has been entrusted with helping defend Islam's two Holiest Cities and Holiest Masajid. In my opinion, that responsibility is one of the greatest honours Pakistan could receive.

Personally, I regard it as one of the greatest blessings I have witnessed as a Pakistani in my lifetime.

Some tangential interpretation but…

To echo a Saudi General many years ago (written by a PAF veteran in his book) - when a Pakistani General gave a massive lecture titled defence of Makkah and plans -
The Saudi General got up and thanked him and told him no need to worry that much about it - whose house Makkah is more than capable of defending it if he wished and letting it be destroyed if he so wishes.
Makkah is not the property of muslims - muslims maintain it but they do so until Allah wills it.

Makkah has been laid siege to with blood split and it has been laid siege to and elephants ruined with stones.

It has been flooded and nearly destroyed and also survived disasters.

Even if it is nuked (as a hypothetical example - Allah controls all) muslims will still pray in its direction because its not an idol - that status of it as a common direction was decreed hundreds of years later after it was built.

Madinah - is the actual responsibility because it was built by our prophet and his property is our property.

Riyadh - irrelevant
Tehran - Irrelevant
Islamabad - irrelevant
Any mausoleums of any politico-religious leaders - irrelevant.

 

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Saudi Arabia appoints Dr Al-Baqami as new envoy to Pakistan​

Appointment comes amid growing strategic alignment between Islamabad and Riyadh, with growing defence, economic ties

Web Desk
July 29, 2026

Newly appointed Saudi ambassador to Pakistan, Rajeh bin Tami Al-Baqami

Saudi Arabia on Wednesday appointed Dr Rajeh bin Tami Al-Baqami as its new ambassador to Pakistan, replacing Nawaf bin Said Al-Malki, Arab News reported, as the two longstanding allies deepen cooperation in defence, investment and regional security.

A retired major general, Al-Baqami, later joined the Saudi Foreign Ministry with the rank of ambassador. He holds a doctorate in Human Resource Management from Brunel University London.

His appointment comes amid growing strategic alignment between Islamabad and Riyadh. Less than a year ago, the two countries signed a Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement under which aggression against one would be considered an attack on both, formalising decades of military cooperation.

Saudi Arabia has also expanded economic engagement with Pakistan, pledging billions of dollars in investment under Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s Vision 2030 initiative, while continuing to provide financial support to help stabilise Pakistan’s economy during recurring balance-of-payments challenges.