--- title: "Foreign Office denies secret clauses in Makkah Defence Agreement" description: "Most outlets reported the Foreign Office spokesperson’s denial of secret clauses in the Makkah Defence Agreement, with similar wording and emphasis on the official statement. The excerpts from Daily Times and BOL News both highlight the spokesperson’s confirmation that no hidden mandates exist, though Daily Times added that the statement was part of an \"official diplomatic statement.\" BOL News also noted that Pakistan endorsed the agreement’s text as presented to the Turkish parliament." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/16279-no-secret-clauses-in-makkah-defense-pact-fo-says site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Foreign Office denies secret clauses in Makkah Defence Agreement pakistan · updated 24 Oct 2026, 5:03 PM PKT · 24 Oct 2026 · 4 articles from 2 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets reported the Foreign Office spokesperson’s denial of secret clauses in the Makkah Defence Agreement, with similar wording and emphasis on the official statement. The excerpts from Daily Times and BOL News both highlight the spokesperson’s confirmation that no hidden mandates exist, though Daily Times added that the statement was part of an "official diplomatic statement." BOL News also noted that Pakistan endorsed the agreement’s text as presented to the Turkish parliament. ## Same story from 2 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **BOL News** — [No secret clauses in Makkah defence pact, FO says](https://www.bolnews.com/pakistan/no-secret-clauses-in-makkah-defence-pact-fo-says) · 24 Oct 2026, 5:03 PM PKT > In a statement, Khan said Pakistan endorsed the text of the Makkah joint defence agreement presented to the Turkish parliament for ratification. - **Daily Times** — [No secret clauses exist in Makkah Defence Agreement: Foreign Office Spokesperson](https://dailytimes.com.pk/1571679/no-secret-clauses-exist-in-makkah-defence-agreement-foreign-office-spokesperson/) · 24 Oct 2026, 11:38 AM PKT · 82% identical wording to the newest filing > Foreign Office Spokesperson Sajjad Haider Khan clarified that no secret clauses or hidden mandates exist within the landmark Makkah Joint Defence Agreement. In an official diplomatic statement, the spokesperson confirmed that Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have successfully completed all domestic ratification procedures for the pact. Furthermore, Pakistan welcomed and acknowledged the ongoing legisl... ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. "% related" compares whole stories, not single articles — see [what the percentages mean](https://harzaviya.com/methodology). - [Pakistan clarifies Makkah Defence Agreement has no secret clauses](https://harzaviya.com/stories/16259-pakistan-says-makkah-defence-pact-has-no-secrets) · 24 Oct 2026 · 3 outlets · 87% related - [Pakistan and Saudi Arabia complete Makkah defence pact ratification](https://harzaviya.com/stories/15539-makkah-alliance-binds-partners-to-decade-long-pact) · 23 Oct 2026 · 9 outlets · 3 developments · 81% related - [Pakistan clarifies Makkah agreement is defensive and not open to expansion](https://harzaviya.com/stories/7643-fo-says-makkah-defence-pact-defensive-in-nature-expansion) · 10 Sep 2026 · 8 outlets · 78% related - [Pakistan, Türkiye, Saudi Arabia Sign Trilateral Defence Pact](https://harzaviya.com/stories/1815-pm-shehbaz-expected-to-visit-saudi-arabia-on-aug-8-for-key) · 14 Aug 2026 · 16 outlets · 11 developments · 77% related - [DG ISPR states Makkah defence pact is for defensive purposes only](https://harzaviya.com/stories/8744-makkah-defence-pact-is-purely-defensive-aims-at-regional) · 17 Sep 2026 · 16 outlets · 2 developments · 77% related 4 articles from 2 outlets, 24 Oct 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text. --- HarZaviya compares how Pakistani outlets cover the same story. It stores and shows each outlet's headline and a short excerpt, and links out — it never copies article text, and every headline belongs to the outlet that wrote it. It takes no stance on any outlet. Pages: [Top stories](https://harzaviya.com/) · [Latest headlines](https://harzaviya.com/feed) · [Archive](https://harzaviya.com/archive) · [Why](https://harzaviya.com/why) · [Sources](https://harzaviya.com/sources) · [Methodology](https://harzaviya.com/methodology) · [About](https://harzaviya.com/about) · [About the bot](https://harzaviya.com/about-bot) Trackers: [Gold prices](https://harzaviya.com/gold-prices) · [Fuel prices](https://harzaviya.com/fuel-prices) · [Stock exchange](https://harzaviya.com/stock-exchange) Any page on this site is available as markdown: send `Accept: text/markdown`, or add `.md` to the path.