{"id":87040,"date":"2026-08-31T20:18:43","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T20:18:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/?p=87040"},"modified":"2026-08-31T20:18:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T20:18:43","slug":"ishaq-dar-attends-inaugural-meeting-of-strategic-political-and-defence-committee-in-istanbul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/2026\/08\/31\/ishaq-dar-attends-inaugural-meeting-of-strategic-political-and-defence-committee-in-istanbul\/","title":{"rendered":"Ishaq Dar attends inaugural meeting of Strategic Political and Defence Committee in Istanbul"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Pakistan, T\u00fcrkiye and Saudi Arabia reaffirm strategic defence cooperation under Makkah Joint Defence Agreement<\/em><\/h6>\n<p><strong>ISTANBUL:<\/strong> Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Monday attended the inaugural meeting of the Strategic Political and Defence Committee, established under the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement, alongside Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif and Chief of Defence Forces\/Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting was held in Istanbul with the participation of their Turkish and Saudi counterparts, marking the inaugural session of the newly established strategic mechanism.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-87042\" src=\"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/HRDP85fbIAAYHB5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1220\" height=\"436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/HRDP85fbIAAYHB5.jpg 1220w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/HRDP85fbIAAYHB5-300x107.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/HRDP85fbIAAYHB5-1024x366.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/HRDP85fbIAAYHB5-768x274.jpg 768w, 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