{"id":15106,"date":"2026-09-10T08:40:18","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T08:40:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/?p=15106"},"modified":"2026-09-10T08:40:19","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T08:40:19","slug":"pakistan-saudi-defence-cooperation-continues-implementation-of-defence-pact-will-take-time-fo-spokesperson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/?p=15106","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan-Saudi Defence\u00a0Cooperation\u00a0Continues, Implementation\u00a0of Defence Pact\u00a0Will\u00a0Take Time: FO\u00a0Spokesperson"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Islamabad:<\/strong>&nbsp;Foreign Office&nbsp;spokesperson Sajjad Haider&nbsp;Khan has said&nbsp;that bilateral defence&nbsp;cooperation between Pakistan&nbsp;and Saudi Arabia&nbsp;is continuing, while&nbsp;implementation of the&nbsp;recently&nbsp;signed defence agreement&nbsp;will require some&nbsp;time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During his weekly&nbsp;briefing in Islamabad, the spokesperson condemned&nbsp;the Houthi attacks&nbsp;in Saudi Arabia&nbsp;and said Pakistan&nbsp;had expressed solidarity&nbsp;with the Saudi&nbsp;leadership and people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He reiterated that&nbsp;Pakistan would continue&nbsp;to support&nbsp;<strong>Saudi Arabia\u2019s sovereignty, territorial integrity&nbsp;and security<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sajjad Haider Khan&nbsp;said that bilateral&nbsp;defence cooperation between&nbsp;Pakistan and Saudi&nbsp;Arabia was already&nbsp;ongoing. He added&nbsp;that Pakistani forces&nbsp;are present in&nbsp;Saudi Arabia for&nbsp;<strong>training and logistical&nbsp;purposes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Regarding&nbsp;the defence agreement, the spokesperson said&nbsp;its implementation would&nbsp;take some time&nbsp;and that further&nbsp;aspects of bilateral&nbsp;defence cooperation would&nbsp;become clear&nbsp;in due course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He also emphasized&nbsp;that Pakistan remains&nbsp;committed to strengthening&nbsp;its longstanding defence&nbsp;and security relationship&nbsp;with Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad:&nbsp;Foreign Office&nbsp;spokesperson Sajjad Haider&nbsp;Khan has said&nbsp;that bilateral defence&nbsp;cooperation between Pakistan&nbsp;and Saudi Arabia&nbsp;is continuing, while&nbsp;implementation of the&nbsp;recently&nbsp;signed defence agreement&nbsp;will require some&nbsp;time. 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