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[00:05:03] This is the Khalil al-Wazir Mosque on the coast of Gaza, and
[00:05:06] you can see the mosque's minaret, which has been martyred. This is the eastern Gaza
[00:05:10] area, and there are many
[00:05:43] of these joint defense agreements have been
[00:05:46] signed. We will try to talk to our representative Ejaz Syed who is with
[00:05:50] us. Ejaz, what kind of
[00:05:54] agreement is this? It is being called
[00:05:57] a very important development for the region. Yes,
[00:06:02] important agreement, and the most important aspect
[00:06:05] of this agreement is that Pakistan, Saudi
[00:06:09] Arabia, and Turkey
[00:06:12] that if any of the three countries
[00:06:16] is attacked, it will be considered
[00:06:20] an attack on all.
[00:06:23] This is the most
[00:06:26] important point of the agreement.
[00:06:30] In light of this, the ruler
[00:06:33] of Saudi Arabia, MBS,
[00:06:35] Mohammed bin Salman,
[00:06:39] the Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif, and Recep Tayyip
[00:06:43] Erdoğan, who is the leader of Turkey, signed this
[00:06:47] agreement. And this agreement was
[00:06:50] specifically held in Saudi Arabia, but the important thing is that
[00:06:54] all three parties came together. The Prime Minister
[00:06:58] of Pakistan went to Saudi Arabia, and Recep Tayyip
[00:07:01] Erdoğan, who is the leader of Turkey, specifically
[00:07:05] went to Saudi Arabia. This was an invitation
[00:07:09] from Mohammed bin Salman,
[00:07:43] the President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and this
[00:07:47] agreement was signed at Safa Palace Makkah, Al-Safa Palace
[00:07:50] Makkah. Thank you very
[00:07:54] much, Ejaz Syed, for providing us with the details of this most important
[00:07:58] agreement. As we told you, a big news was expected
[00:08:01] to come from Saudi Arabia,
[00:08:05] and that news has arrived. The eyes of the whole world are currently
[00:08:09] on Saudi Arabia, where a defense summit
[00:08:12] was held in Mecca between Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan. A joint
[00:08:16] defense agreement has been signed. Last
[00:08:19] year, a defense agreement was
[00:08:23] made between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, in which it was decided
[00:08:27] that an attack on one country, Pakistan or Saudi Arabia,
[00:08:30] would be considered an attack on the other. And in the progress that has been
[00:08:34] made over the last year, in which Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz
[00:08:37] Sharif, Field Marshal Asim Munir, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed
[00:08:41] bin Salman, and
[00:09:10] an attack on any one country, Saudi Arabia
[00:10:55] understands the challenges of security,
[00:10:58] not only recognizes and feels them, but also feels its
[00:11:01] responsibility and wants to jointly deal
[00:11:05] with the threats to security and stability.
[00:11:08] I think this is a very welcome and
[00:11:11] timely initiative, and as a result,
[00:11:15] it will greatly help promote stability and security
[00:11:18] in the Muslim world
[00:11:21] in general and in the Middle East in particular.
[00:11:25] And this also shows that the leaders of the Muslim world
[00:11:29] are now coming forward to deal with
[00:11:31] all the security challenges in the Muslim world,
[00:11:35] and they believe that it is now very
[00:11:39] important that the Muslim world should develop
[00:11:42] its own strategy, its own resources,
[00:11:46] its own leadership, and a common
[00:11:49] strategy to further promote
[00:11:52] stability and security in the Muslim world.
[00:11:56] So I think this is a very important and
[00:11:59] timely initiative which also
[00:12:02] proves that Pakistan is once
[00:12:06] again making diplomatic efforts
[00:12:09] to establish its responsible
[00:12:13] and strategic thinking and attitudes,
[00:12:16] including military diplomacy, along
[00:12:19] with the worldwide reputation of its armed
[00:12:23] forces as the best armies in the world. All this is a formal
[00:12:29] countries of the Muslim world that not only Turkey and
[00:12:32] Saudi Arabia, but both also express confidence in Pakistan's
[00:12:36] defense capabilities. But the most important thing in this
[00:12:39] defense agreement is that aggression against any one of these three
[00:12:43] countries will be considered aggression against all three,
[00:12:47] and as a result, the resources of all three countries
[00:12:50] will be available to any of these countries
[00:12:54] if they are subjected to aggression. Thank you very much.
[00:12:57] Muhammad Ali Sahab was with us, a defense analyst, an expert in national
[00:13:01] security affairs, and he was calling it very important. From the West,
[00:13:05] from Western countries, it is being considered
[00:13:09] a very
[00:13:11] important decision, an agreement that is being watched with attention,
[00:13:15] because NATO is a multilateral
[00:13:19] military alliance. So is there concern
[00:13:22] in the West, and there is a fear that is
[00:13:25] an Islamic NATO being formed? So we will
[00:13:29] ask our defense analysts about this,
[00:13:33] and we will also ask them if this alliance
[00:13:37] appears to be moving forward, because there are other countries
[00:13:40] in the region that are interested and have expressed their desire to Pakistan.
[00:13:44] And
[00:13:47] Waqar Hasan is with us. Sir, thank you very much. First of all, please
[00:13:51] inform us about the importance of this agreement. The West is viewing it
[00:16:37] because right now, basically, three countries, meaning
[00:16:41] the step was also being discussed before, which is Saudi
[00:16:44] Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan. Egypt might join later, and then
[00:16:48] other Gulf countries, including the UAE, and maybe at some stage
[00:16:52] Iran might also join, because ultimately, they have
[00:16:55] to integrate in the region. And if they can collectively look
[00:16:59] at security, then there is no need for any hegemonic power.
[00:17:02] Mr. Jigri, we saw that Iran's
[00:17:08] countries in the region, all neighboring countries,
[00:17:11] were about the stationing of American troops in those
[00:17:14] regions. So do you think that it will also be a sigh
[00:17:18] of relief for them, a climate of satisfaction that Pakistan
[00:17:22] will have security arrangements, and they will rely on regional
[00:17:25] countries on each other
[00:17:28] instead of Western countries? So how helpful will this be in restoring
[00:17:32] mutual trust? Yes, absolutely, it will have a natural
[00:17:35] impact, and Iran's people
[00:18:07] that they bring, sometimes there is talk of
[00:18:10] Caesar, in this way, the proxies
[00:18:14] that unfortunately, like in Yemen,
[00:18:16] they look at this as basically
[00:18:20] collective security. So if you threaten in between,
[00:18:24] or if it is Saudi Arabia or the Gulf,
[00:18:27] or let's say supplies are in the Red Sea near Bab-el-Mandeb,
[00:18:31] which is the energy supply of the whole world,
[00:18:34] especially of our friendly this aside, then they become part
[00:19:03] and look at each other's interests. This is a very big bloc of 400 million people.
[00:20:50] one of them is a reflection of
[00:20:53] Pakistan, which has no parallel
[00:20:57] in the past. The rapprochement between Iran and Saudi Arabia
[00:21:00] was also backed by Pakistan, although China
[00:21:04] also supported it. But Pakistan played a big
[00:21:08] role in truly ending the hostility between them.
[00:21:12] That is why, even if you look at the latest,
[00:21:15] Turkey has always supported Pakistan's
[00:21:18] position. Yes.
[00:22:20] not to do so reflects Pakistan's wisdom
[00:22:23] and military strategy. That is why the trust
[00:22:27] at the military level between the two
[00:22:30] governments of Riyadh and Islamabad has been truly
[00:22:34] translated today. Pakistan's participation
[00:22:37] in Bunyan Marsus and Pakistan's key
[00:22:41] role in preventing a major war in the Middle
[00:22:44] East without firing a bullet, which would have led not only
[00:22:48] to a global recession but also to a fight among Muslim nations,
[00:22:52] all these things considered, Pakistan is focused. Our
[00:22:58] has worked with wisdom in this. Today, this agreement
[00:23:01] has been signed. I think tonight will be quite
[00:23:05] worrying for our enemies as to how Muslims
[00:23:09] have reunited. And Pakistan's role in the OIC
[00:23:13] and in the Gulf Cooperation Council, we may not be present
[00:23:17] in that way, but we have an influence there too. And
[00:23:20] the presence of Turkey's president there and the signing
[00:23:24] of all these things, I think there is no such example
[00:23:27] in the past. And in the coming days, those who talked
[00:23:31] about Greater Israel and regional influence beyond
[00:23:34] their borders, this will be a big setback for them,
[00:23:38] and this agreement will play a key role in uniting
[00:23:41] the entire Muslim nation. So, thank God, however much
[00:23:45] we praise our political and military leadership, it is
[00:23:49] not enough. And today is a very welcome day for Pakistan,
[00:23:52] not only at the military level but also at the diplomatic
[00:23:56] level, and especially for our diaspora in Saudi Arabia.
[00:23:59] The Pakistani diaspora that was somewhat cornered
[00:24:03] in Saudi Arabia, I think this is also very good news
[00:24:07] for them that Pakistan's relevance in Saudi Arabia,
[00:24:11] which we consider our difficulty
[00:24:14] our religion, to have such a big agreement
[00:24:18] with them, I think
[00:24:50] can do. Therefore, this is quite welcome, in which not only
[00:24:53] will we get a lot of laurels at the military level,
[00:24:57] but at the same economic level, especially
[00:25:02] and fuel or our energy requirements, it will be
[00:25:06] a great benefit. And you have seen a glimpse of
[00:25:10] Iran's position regarding Pakistan. Both, Saudi Arabia
[00:25:14] and Iran, stand with Pakistan in an unparalleled
[00:25:17] way. And the second is
[00:26:02] what kind of concerns can there be or will
[00:26:06] there be complete satisfaction with Pakistan
[00:26:09] and Turkey and Saudi Arabia coming together on a single table
[00:26:12] for a defense agreement? Look,
[00:26:16] 2023, we could certainly say there would be concerns,
[00:26:19] but I don't think so now, because when Mr. Iragti also
[00:26:23] came here, he also spoke in favor of Saudi Arabia. And his visit
[00:26:27] to Saudi Arabia, and especially the funeral
[00:26:31] of their leader, Khamenei,
[00:27:32] on which an agreement has also been reached that half will be
[00:27:35] with Oman and half with Iran. And if its economy improves,
[00:27:39] sanctions are lifted, then this agreement is not
[00:27:43] against Iran. We all know that there is only
[00:27:46] one actor, Israel, who always tries to create
[00:27:50] divisions within the Muslim Ummah by bringing other
[00:27:54] countries along. This is a setback for that. Perhaps
[00:27:58] the UAE might not like
[00:28:01] this agreement that much. But I think
[00:28:05] they might also have joined the Abraham Accords
[00:28:09] for tactical reasons. Now, perhaps
[00:28:12] they will also set their course and will be able
[00:28:15] to play their role in Middle East politics with more strength.
[00:28:19] Okay, stay with us. Ahmed Saeed Binha Sahab. Huma Bakai Sahab has joined
[00:28:23] us. She is an expert in international affairs. Huma
[00:28:26] Bakai Sahab, another strategic
[00:28:29] success for Pakistan. The world's trust
[00:30:02] an alternative thought process had already started.
[00:30:06] You know that in 2025 itself, Saudi Arabia
[00:30:09] had institutionalized its convergence with Pakistan,
[00:30:12] and Pakistan proved there that with this
[00:30:16] convergence, it would protect Saudi Arabia. Despite
[00:30:20] the fact that it was
[00:30:23] also in conversation with Iran and Washington,
[00:30:26] but Pakistan made it clear that there would be no
[00:30:29] compromise on Saudi Arabia's security, just
[00:30:33] as you build your confidence. And now this
[00:30:37] thing has become trilateral. Its trilateral
[00:30:40] nature, if I take two minutes of your time,
[00:30:44] is also very important and effective, because this
[00:30:47] is Pakistan's military expertise and Pakistan's
[00:30:50] personnel on the ground, who are in substantial
[00:30:54] numbers. Then there is the machinery of Turkey, the war
[00:30:57] machinery of Turkey,