--- title: "Makkah Pact Committee to Hold Emergency Meeting in Riyadh" description: "Most outlets reported that the Strategic Political and Defence Committee (SPDC) under the Makkah Agreement will hold an emergency meeting in Riyadh to review the regional situation, as stated by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar. Aaj News (English) added that the meeting will discuss Iran’s suggestion to engage Yemen’s Houthis politically, while Business Recorder and Minute Mirror also briefly mentioned the next steps of the Makkah Defence Pact. The framing was largely consistent, with variations in the level of detail provided about the meeting’s purpose." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/11983-spdc-meeting-under-makkah-agreement-to-be-held-soon site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Makkah Pact Committee to Hold Emergency Meeting in Riyadh pakistan · updated 3 Oct 2026, 6:57 AM PKT · 2–3 Oct 2026 · 8 articles from 5 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 5 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets reported that the Strategic Political and Defence Committee (SPDC) under the Makkah Agreement will hold an emergency meeting in Riyadh to review the regional situation, as stated by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar. Aaj News (English) added that the meeting will discuss Iran’s suggestion to engage Yemen’s Houthis politically, while Business Recorder and Minute Mirror also briefly mentioned the next steps of the Makkah Defence Pact. The framing was largely consistent, with variations in the level of detail provided about the meeting’s purpose. ## Same story from 5 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **Business Recorder** — [Makkah Accord members to hold emergency talks: Dar](https://www.brecorder.com/news/40442430/makkah-accord-members-to-hold-emergency-talks-dar) · 3 Oct 2026, 6:57 AM PKT > ISLAMABAD: Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye have agreed in principle to convene an emergency meeting of the Strategic Political and Defence Committee (SPDC) in Riyadh soon to deliberate on the evolving regional situation and Saudi Arabia’s security concerns in the wake of Houthi attacks targeting Saudi territory and holy sites, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister (DPM/FM) Senator Moham... - **The Nation** — [Makkah pact defence committee to meet soon:Dar](https://www.nation.com.pk/03-Oct-2026/makkah-pact-defence-committee-meet-soon-dar) · 3 Oct 2026, 3:44 AM PKT · 84% identical wording to the newest filing > ISLAMABAD - Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Friday said that a meeting of the Strategic Political Defence Committee (SPDC), established under the Makkah Agreement among Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye, would be held soon in Riyadh to review the prevailing situation on the ground,. - **Minute Mirror** — [Dar outlines Makkah Defence Pact’s next step...](https://minutemirror.com.pk/dar-outlines-makkah-defence-pacts-next-steps-as-houthi-attacks-escalate-638844/) · 2 Oct 2026, 10:54 PM PKT · 71% identical wording to the newest filing > Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said Friday that the Makkah Defence Pact's political and defence committee will meet - **Aaj News (English)** — [Pakistan says Makkah pact members to hold emergency talks on engaging Houthis](https://english.aaj.tv/news/330474988/pakistan-says-makkah-pact-members-to-hold-emergency-talks-on-engaging-houthis) · 2 Oct 2026, 7:46 PM PKT · 81% identical wording to the newest filing > Pakistan’s foreign minister said Iran has suggested engaging Yemen’s Houthis politically after attacks by the group, an idea a committee of ​the Makkah defence pact will discuss at an emergency meeting in ‌Riyadh next week. The proposal comes as Saudi Arabia, which has accused the Houthis of targeting Islam’s two holiest cities, faces escalating attacks. Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan, the p... - **Associated Press of Pakistan** — [SPDC meeting under Makkah Agreement to be held soon in Riyadh to review regional situation: DPM/FM Dar](https://www.app.com.pk/national/spdc-meeting-under-makkah-agreement-to-be-held-soon-in-riyadh-to-review-regional-situation-dpm-fm-dar/) · 2 Oct 2026, 7:30 PM PKT · 84% identical wording to the newest filing > Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Friday said that a meeting of the Strategic Political Defence Committee (SPDC), established under the Makkah Agreement among Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye, would be held soon in Riyadh to review the prevailing situation on the ground, particularly developments in Saudi Arabia. ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. 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