Turkey submits Saudi-Pakistan defence pact to parliament for ratification, sources say
By Huseyin Hayatsever, Nevzat Devranoglu and Ece ToksabayANKARA, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Turkey has submitted a defence pact with Pakistan and Saudi Arabia to parliament for ratification, three parliamentary sources said on Tuesday, moving NATO's second-largest army closer to a formal mutual defence pledge with Riyadh as it faces Houthi attacks.The three countries signed the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement in August, under which an armed attack on one member is considered an attack on all.
