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[00:00:00] would get 10 more days, but he has not signed the summary. The summary is lying with him.
[00:00:10] Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey will consider an attack on one as an attack on all three.
[00:00:14] Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Saudi Crown Prince
[00:00:17] Mohammed bin Salman and Turkish
[00:00:20] And certainly, this agreement President Recep Tayyip Erdogan signed a joint defense agreement in Mecca.
[00:00:24] A summit of the three countries for joint defense
[00:00:27] was held in Qasr al-Safaa in Mecca. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Saudi
[00:00:31] Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Turkish President
[00:00:34] Recep Tayyip Erdogan met in a cordial atmosphere.
[00:00:38] The long-standing relations between Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan
[00:00:42] were reviewed. Before the agreement, the leaders
[00:00:46] of the two countries offered Friday prayers together. Field Marshal Asim Munir
[00:00:49] and Deputy Prime Minister Sakdar also offered Friday prayers
[00:00:53] with the heads of state. Special prayers were offered
[00:00:57] for peace, stability and prosperity in the region.
[00:01:01] Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met
[00:01:04] to be seen what will be the nature with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Mecca to discuss the regional situation and strengthening bilateral partnership.
[00:01:08] Field Marshal Asim Munir and other members of the delegation
[00:01:12] also attended the meeting. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif
[00:01:16] and Field Marshal Asim Munir performed Umrah and offered Nawafil
[00:01:19] in the Holy Kaaba with members of the Pakistani
[00:01:21] delegation.
[00:01:29] Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan said that
[00:01:32] the joint defense agreement will help promote regional peace
[00:01:36] and its positive effects will be felt across the entire
[00:01:40] region. This agreement will not affect Saudi Arabia's relations
[00:01:43] with Gulf and Arab countries and other international relations.
[00:01:46] Saudi Deputy Minister Raed Kermaly
[00:01:49] said that the joint defense agreement is not an attempt to establish
[00:01:53] a military axis or a sectarian bloc. Nor is it related to
[00:01:57] nuclear ambitions or an arms race. Rather, its purpose
[00:02:00] is to promote capability. Turkey says that the purpose
[00:02:04] of the joint defense agreement with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan
[00:02:07] is not to target any specific country. The Pakistani Foreign Office said
[00:02:11] that the purpose of the agreement is to strengthen joint defense capability
[00:02:15] against any aggression. Defense cooperation between Saudi Arabia,
[00:02:18] they do not believe Turkey and Pakistan will be promoted.
[00:02:25] Defense Minister Khawaja Asif said that Pakistan and Saudi Arabia
[00:02:29] have united the entire Ummah on one platform.
[00:02:32] The doors of this agreement are not closed to other countries.
[00:02:37] skin damage at night. Look, just a In the context of Israel, all Muslim countries should unite.
[00:02:39] This trilateral agreement is the beginning of the unity
[00:02:43] of the Islamic world. Mutual differences among Muslim countries
[00:02:47] should also come to this platform. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign
[00:02:50] Minister Ishaq Dar said that the trilateral Mecca agreement is an important
[00:02:54] milestone for promoting strategic cooperation and fraternal relations.
[00:02:57] This partnership will help promote greater peace, stability and mutual prosperity
[00:03:01] in the region.
[00:03:08] President Asif Ali Zardari welcomed the joint defense agreement
[00:03:12] between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey. He said that
[00:03:15] the historic agreement will strengthen joint defense capability.
[00:03:18] The role of the Prime Minister and Field Marshal in making
[00:03:22] this important progress possible is commendable. The agreement is a reflection
[00:03:25] of the resolve of the three countries for a secure, stable and prosperous
[00:03:29] future. Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz said that the world has received a message
[00:03:32] from the holy land of Mecca that the Muslim world is united.
[00:03:36] The Mecca defense agreement has sealed the unity of the Islamic world.
[00:03:40] Pakistan will always be a flag-bearer of Muslim unity and collective security
[00:03:44] at the international level. The defense agreement will not
[00:03:47] only secure our borders, but will also raise the head of the Muslim
[00:03:50] Ummah with pride.
[00:04:04] towards another dispute. Interestingly,
[00:04:17] Assalam viewers, you are watching Naya Pakistan and I am Shahzad Iqbal.
[00:04:20] Last year in May, after Pakistan defeated India in a defensive war,
[00:04:24] Pakistan's geopolitical profile saw an extraordinary increase. Four
[00:04:28] months after Pakistan's victory, in September 2025, Pakistan
[00:04:32] and Saudi Arabia signed a joint defense agreement, under which
[00:04:35] an attack on one country would be considered an attack on the other.
[00:04:39] But today, Turkey has also joined this historic defense agreement,
[00:04:42] after which an attack on any one country will be considered
[00:04:46] an attack on all three. A special ceremony was held
[00:04:50] in Mecca today to sign this historic agreement. The agreement was signed
[00:04:53] by Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
[00:04:57] and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan. While the tripartite agreement
[00:05:12] will be considered an attack on all three countries. The purpose of the agreement is to
[00:05:16] strengthen joint defense capability against any aggression.
[00:05:19] As a result of the agreement, defense cooperation between Saudi Arabia,
[00:05:23] Turkey and Pakistan will be promoted. Pakistan has called this agreement
[00:05:27] a success for every Pakistani and declared today an important day
[00:05:30] in Pakistan's history.
[00:05:33] is not only for Pakistan, but also a clear indication
[00:05:37] that Muslim countries are now seriously feeling the need for
[00:05:41] joint security and defense cooperation. While all three countries are currently
[00:05:44] facing security challenges of various kinds. Saudi Arabia is currently
[00:05:48] facing attacks from Houthis in Yemen and militias from Iraq,
[00:05:51] despite the presence of not only Iran but also American military
[00:05:55] bases. While tensions are increasing between Turkey and Israel
[00:05:59] after Israel's genocidal campaign in Gaza. In Israel, Turkey
[00:06:03] is called a new Iran. And it is being speculated
[00:06:06] that Israel's target is Turkey. While Pakistan
[00:06:09] is also facing internal and external threats, security and economic
[00:06:13] challenges. Therefore, it remains
[00:06:17] of cooperation between the three countries in case of aggression
[00:06:20] against any one country. To discuss this issue, we will be joined
[00:06:24] by national security expert Mr. Mohammad Ali. Thank you very much for giving us your time.
[00:06:27] This is big news because earlier we had a defense pact with Saudi Arabia,
[00:06:31] but now Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey all three have a defense pact
[00:06:35] and the communiqué that has been issued says that the deterrence against
[00:06:38] any aggression will be further strengthened and an attack on any one
[00:06:42] state will be considered an attack on the other country.
[00:06:45] How important do you see this joint
[00:06:49] agreement, especially in this atmosphere when we are seeing so much tension
[00:06:52] in this region? Shahzad, thank you very much. I think this is a very historic
[00:06:56] agreement. First of all, its timing is obviously very important.
[00:07:00] The Middle East has been in a very tumultuous situation. There has been instability,
[00:07:03] conflict, and the trust of the Muslim Ummah
[00:07:06] in general and our Arab
[00:07:09] brothers in particular has been severely damaged.
[00:07:13] So definitely, they have also done a reality check. Secondly,
[00:07:17] these three countries are the leading and most important countries
[00:07:21] of the Muslim world. So their collective
[00:07:25] defense capability is a very
[00:07:27] historic decision because
[00:07:31] now these three countries understand that aggression against
[00:07:35] any one of them will be considered aggression against all three.
[00:07:38] So the most important thing is that
[00:07:49] any power, whether it is India, Israel or any other non-state actor,
[00:07:53] will now have to factor in the combined defense capability
[00:07:57] of these three countries when considering any aggressive
[00:08:00] plan against them. So I think this is
[00:08:04] also a formalization of Pakistan's
[00:08:07] experience and contribution,
[00:08:10] not only
[00:09:12] that he has to advance, he has to aggress. How will they see
[00:09:16] it? Excellent question, Shahzad. I think, look,
[00:09:20] after this war, we are seeing the Western world in two different
[00:09:23] parts. One is America. Which is openly backing Israel
[00:09:27] in a way. And it also clarified its defense
[00:09:30] and strategic priorities. That when
[00:09:33] the Arab countries faced a threat, its priorities
[00:09:37] were to defend Israel much more than the Arab countries.
[00:09:41] And perhaps that is why so much progress has been made
[00:09:44] in this direction. So America's thinking, I definitely
[00:09:48] think, will also have a big negative impact
[00:09:52] on its foreign policy in the coming days.
[00:09:55] The American state will have to bear a long-term loss because
[00:09:59] of the blow to the trust of its Arab allies and partners
[00:10:02] due to America's priority towards Israel. Yes,
[00:10:06] on the other hand, the European countries, since
[00:10:10] the Trump administration itself put a lot of pressure on them.
[00:10:25] There was a discussion with the President of France.
[00:10:28] So I think Europe will also
[00:10:32] likely be seen shaping its future strategic
[00:10:35] policy towards the Middle East in a unique way,
[00:10:39] away from America. This had already started
[00:10:42] when NATO's approach towards the Middle East
[00:10:45] regarding the Ukraine war. Now a collective
[00:10:49] foreign policy seems difficult. Europe will chart a different
[00:10:52] course. On the other hand, Israel.
[00:11:25] Pakistan fought a war with India last year, won the war, but that remains
[00:11:29] an ongoing threat for Pakistan. Saudi Arabia is currently facing
[00:11:32] a tense situation that we are seeing in this entire region. Saudi Arabia
[00:11:36] is bearing the brunt of it. Those who follow international
[00:11:40] affairs must be seeing that Israel is creating the same narrative
[00:11:44] about Turkey that it used to create about Iran. Such talks have started.
[00:11:47] So they have their own challenges, security challenges, but this
[00:11:51] agreement also shows that the threat, the possible threat, is also of a dangerous kind, that's why they are
[00:13:25] that we can take help from them on these threats or there can be
[00:13:29] some cooperation. You have raised a very important point. I think,
[00:13:33] it is a logical thing to advance cooperation
[00:13:36] in traditional warfare or its capability. But at the same
[00:13:40] time, I think the Muslim world in general and these three
[00:13:43] countries in particular have also faced
[00:13:46] different types of terrorism. And Saudi Arabia is also facing
[00:13:49] the threat of non-state actors. Turkey has also faced
[00:13:53] threats from ISIS, etc. Pakistan is facing
[00:13:57] TTP and BLA. So I think counter-terrorism is a domain
[00:14:01] in which these three can also combine their experiences and capabilities.
[00:14:04] And at the same time, I think ideologically, if
[00:14:08] a leading and credible voice
[00:14:11] comes from the Saudi religious leadership
[00:14:15] that emphasizes the value and sanctity
[00:14:18] of a Muslim's life and discourages
[00:14:22] Muslims from taking each other's lives,
[00:14:26] and this ideological reinforcement
[00:14:28] is provided to Pakistan's counter-terrorism efforts
[00:14:32] against the existing threat from Afghanistan,
[00:14:36] then I think our brave armed
[00:14:40] forces, under the leadership of Marshal
[00:14:42] Sahib, are making sacrifices and efforts,
[00:14:46] and they will get ideological
[00:14:48] legitimacy and international
[00:14:51] support, which I think can also play a very important
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[00:19:37] This matter seems to be heading
[00:19:41] the reason for this new dispute is not Bilawal Bhutto Zardari,
[00:19:45] but President Asif Ali Zardari. Where his constitutional
[00:19:48] role is seen to be in conflict with the federal government. On
[00:19:52] July 20 and 21, the Judicial Commission of Pakistan recommended
[00:19:55] the appointment of 19 additional judges in various.
[00:19:59] While the recommendation was also made to confirm five judges.
[00:20:02] In these two meetings of the Judicial Commission, three in Islamabad,
[00:20:05] 10 in Lahore High Court,
[00:20:37] is the federal government thinking of issuing a notification
[00:20:41] for the appointment of judges without the approval of the President
[00:20:45] by taking recourse to Article 48 in this regard? According to journalist Malik
[00:20:49] Asad's news, Article
[00:22:20] He is going to form a government in Nazirabad.
[00:22:23] Actually, the government in Islamabad is also in danger.
[00:22:26] This countdown has started.
[00:22:30] It has not been started by the
[00:22:32] Pakistan Peoples Party. It has been started
[00:22:35] by their own people. There is no complaint
[00:22:39] from the Prime Minister. There is a faction
[00:22:42] that is making the Prime Minister fight with his allies.
[00:22:46] They themselves fight with the Prime Minister.
[00:22:49] Actually, the fight is in Islamabad
[00:22:52] and Lahore. You will see these people
[00:22:56] who were talking about system collapse, they will be saying
[00:23:00] so loudly that the Prime Minister will complete
[00:23:03] his five-year term. As loudly as they are saying it,
[00:23:08] that it will happen that way. The people of Kashmir should not
[00:23:12] be sure whether the next three years will
[00:23:16] remain or not. On one hand, tensions are ongoing between PML-N and PPP,
[00:23:19] and on the other hand, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf has also announced
[00:23:23] a long march towards Islamabad on September 27. While the very next day
[00:23:27] after this announcement, that is, yesterday, a senior leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, Aamir
[00:23:31] Dogar, met with the Speaker of the National Assembly, Ayaz Sadiq. After which,
[00:23:35] Aamir Dogar claimed that Speaker Ayaz Sadiq had invited Pakistan
[00:23:38] Tehreek-e-Insaf for negotiations. But today, Speaker Ayaz Sadiq
[00:23:42] denied this. You talked about the Speaker's meeting today
[00:23:46] and then other things also happened. Yes. The government talks
[00:23:49] about negotiations. The Prime Minister had invited in the budget session.
[00:23:53] That was also discussed. As far as political dialogue and negotiations
[00:23:56] are concerned, I told them that Raja Nasir Abbas Sahib Allama
[00:24:00] and Mahmud Khan Najakzai Sahib and my other
[00:24:03] leadership will sit down with them this week and we will review
[00:24:07] your offer and after that,
[00:24:10] we, as a political party and Khan Sahib's sisters,
[00:24:13] will take them all into confidence and move forward.
[00:24:17] There is no talk of negotiations.
[00:24:50] for this, Bilawal Bhutto is constantly saying that the government's countdown
[00:24:54] has begun. Even today, in the address he made at the rally in Azad Kashmir,
[00:24:57] he said that the government's countdown has begun, but this countdown
[00:25:01] was not started by the Peoples Party, but by their own people.
[00:25:05] A part of the Muslim League-N wants the government
[00:25:08] to fight with its allies. This is a family
[00:25:11] matter, meaning that the real fight is between
[00:25:15] Islamabad and Lahore. What is this matter, Dr. Sahib,
[00:25:19] that the matter with the Peoples Party
[00:25:21] has now deteriorated so much? Look, the success
[00:25:25] that Pakistan Muslim League-N has achieved in Azad Jammu
[00:25:28] and Kashmir is a clear majority and the elections
[00:25:32] were fair, transparent and very credible. The reaction
[00:25:36] of the Pakistan Peoples Party after losing the elections
[00:25:39] in Azad Kashmir is very unpolitical and also very inappropriate.
[00:25:42] Look, the challenging situation that you see in Azad Kashmir
[00:25:46] right now, a state of tension where there are non-
[00:26:02] that there is no truth
[00:26:06] in the allegations of the Pakistan Peoples Party. Our candidates
[00:26:09] who contested the elections presented all the
[00:26:13] evidence that the allegations were made. Candidates
[00:26:17] are not making allegations. The candidates contesting elections in Azad Kashmir
[00:26:20] do not have any solid evidence or proof of any rigging.
[00:26:24] But the leader
[00:26:27] and the leadership of the Peoples Party,
[00:26:31] yes, they have taken a political stance
[00:26:35] against us that there was a lot of rigging there,
[00:26:38] which is completely contrary to the facts, and since
[00:26:41] we are allies with them in the center, we have
[00:26:45] not responded to them beyond a certain limit. We respect
[00:26:48] our leadership, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Sahib,
[00:26:51] our Chief Minister. We have great respect for their leadership,
[00:26:55] but still, Dr. Sahib, you have responded to them.
[00:26:58] Rana Sanaullah said that they took 3000 billion rupees
[00:27:02] of corruption to Dubai. Then Nawaz Sharif Sahib himself
[00:27:06] responded. The only one who refused to answer was Mohsin Naqvi Sahib,
[00:27:10] to whom Nawaz Sharif Sahib said that he should not answer
[00:27:13] the Peoples Party. But still, you have responded to your allies.
[00:27:16] Look, we have responded to those things that I have
[00:27:19] already mentioned in my discussion, that the facts they presented,
[00:27:23] the false allegations they made, the misrepresentation
[00:27:27] they did, we have absolutely told them that
[00:27:31] there is no truth in them, and they do not have any clear
[00:27:34] proof of this. There is a forum where if there is any complaint,
[00:27:38] they should contact them instead of making all the allegations.
[00:27:42] But tell me, this is correct, isn't it? Because all the discussion
[00:27:45] that happened, the system has failed, and more provinces should be made.
[00:27:49] This talk came from within the government itself. Mohsin Naqvi Sahib
[00:27:53] did it. He is your minister. And secondly, he is saying
[00:27:56] that it is a fight between Islamabad and Lahore, meaning he wants
[00:28:00] to say that it is a fight between Shehbaz Sharif Sahib
[00:28:04] and Maryam Nawaz Sahib. This is what everyone knows,
[00:28:08] that there is a best working relationship between the center and Punjab.
[00:28:12] If work is being done in all of Pakistan or in the center,
[00:28:16] and if you compare provinces, it is being done in Punjab.
[00:28:20] Hamza Sahib has been doing politics in Punjab all his life.
[00:28:23] He would have got a position there, he would have done politics
[00:28:26] there. What is the purpose of bringing him to the Prime Minister
[00:28:29] House here? Look, the Prime Minister here has
[00:28:33] a dual responsibility. He is the administrative head, the chief
[00:28:37] executive of the country. And the other is a political
[00:28:41] responsibility. Hamza Sahib will assist the Prime Minister
[00:28:45] here, Inshallah. For example, he is a federal minister,
[00:28:49] an advisor on political affairs. So looking after political affairs
[00:28:52] is also very important, and Hamza Sahib is an experienced
[00:28:56] politician, and he is the best choice. If he sits in Islamabad,
[00:28:59] I think many of our political matters will run better.
[00:29:03] Now tell me about the provincial matter, whether PML-N is really
[00:29:07] going to start an internal debate on it now that there is a need
[00:29:10] to create more provinces in the country, because you just quoted Rana Sanaullah
[00:29:14] Sahib, who is also an advisor on political affairs, and he also
[00:29:18] said that now deliberation on this will begin. So is Nawaz Sharif
[00:29:21] Sahib going to call a party meeting and formally start
[00:29:25] a debate on this? Is that the case?
[00:29:29] Look, Shahzad Sahib, this matter of administrative
[00:30:02] Its forum is not for individual spokespersons
[00:30:06] to issue statements, nor for us to present
[00:30:09] our stance in media talk shows and make it
[00:30:13] something. Is it true that there are reports of
[00:30:17] a meeting being called where PML-N will formally begin an internal
[00:30:21] discussion on this issue? Look, we will definitely
[00:30:24] do it, and internal discussions do happen, but until
[00:30:28] all political parties sit together and participate
[00:30:32] in the political debate I am talking about, and then debate on it,
[00:30:36] then some positive result will come out, Inshallah. One more thing
[00:30:40] you must have noticed, this meeting of the Judicial
[00:30:44] Commission of Pakistan was held on July 20 and 21,
[00:30:47] and after that, the recommendation for the appointment of 19 additional
[00:30:51] judges went to the President, who had to return the summary
[00:30:55] within 15 days or ask for a review, and then the President