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Turkey's parliament set to ratify defence pact with Saudi Arabia, Pakistan as Houthi attacks mount
ANKARA, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Turkey's parliament is set on Wednesday to ratifya defence pact with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan that includes a collective defence clause, committing NATO's second-largest army to Riyadh's defence as it faces attacks by Yemen's Iran-backedHouthis.Ratification gives Ankara a formal mutual defence obligation toward Saudi Arabia, but it does not on its own send Turkish forces there. Deploying military personnel would require a separate mandate from parliament.