Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan sign defence agreement

Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan have signed a joint defence agreement,

saying an attack on one of them would be seen as an attack on all three.

The three regional powers inked the agreement in Mecca.

A Turkish official said the pact is defensive in nature and pledges

mutual support only for defence purposes.

The official said the agreement was not against any specific actor

and was open to other regional countries as well.

The pact does not abrogate or replace any existing bilateral

or multilateral agreements between these states

or with other states and organisation, an official added.