--- title: "Ishaq Dar holds phone calls with Saudi, Turkish FMs on Makkah Defence Alliance" description: "Most outlets reported that Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar held telephonic discussions with Saudi and Turkish counterparts, focusing on the Makkah Defence Alliance and regional security cooperation. While the framing was largely consistent, some outlets, such as 24 News HD and Business Recorder, also mentioned calls with Egypt and Norway, emphasizing broader diplomatic engagement. A few, like BOL News and Pakistan Today, led with the follow-up on the Istanbul understandings of the Makkah Defence Alliance, while others, like Geo News and Aaj News, highlighted the discussions on regional developments alongside the alliance." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/6824-fm-dar-discusses-regional-security-makkah-pact-with-saudi site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Ishaq Dar holds phone calls with Saudi, Turkish FMs on Makkah Defence Alliance pakistan · latest filing 7 Sep 2026, 9:25 AM PKT · 6–7 Sep 2026 · 13 articles from 11 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 11 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets reported that Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar held telephonic discussions with Saudi and Turkish counterparts, focusing on the Makkah Defence Alliance and regional security cooperation. While the framing was largely consistent, some outlets, such as 24 News HD and Business Recorder, also mentioned calls with Egypt and Norway, emphasizing broader diplomatic engagement. A few, like BOL News and Pakistan Today, led with the follow-up on the Istanbul understandings of the Makkah Defence Alliance, while others, like Geo News and Aaj News, highlighted the discussions on regional developments alongside the alliance. ## Same story from 11 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **Daily Times** — [Makkah alliance on path to deepen defence collaboration](https://dailytimes.com.pk/1549102/makkah-alliance-on-path-to-deepen-defence-collaboration/) · 7 Sep 2026, 9:25 AM PKT > Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar held phone calls with Saudi Arabian and Turkish foreign ministers on Sunday and followed up on the understandings reached at the inaugural meeting of the Makkah Defence Alliance last month, the Foreign Office (FO) said. The joint defence pact was signed on August 7 and empowers the […] - **Business Recorder** — [Dar steps up diplomatic engagement with Turkiye, Egypt](https://www.brecorder.com/news/40438243/dar-steps-up-diplomatic-engagement-with-turkiye-egypt) · 7 Sep 2026, 5:40 AM PKT · 67% identical wording to the newest filing > ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar held a telephonic conversation with Foreign Ministers of Turkiye and Egypt. Ishaq Dar thanked Minister of Turkiye Hakan Fidan for hosting the inaugural meeting of the Strategic Political and Defence Committee under the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement in Istanbul. They followed up on the understandings reached at the... - **Pakistan Today** — [Dar follows up Makkah Defence Alliance’s Istanbul understandings with Saudi, Turkish FMs](https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2026/09/06/dar-follows-up-makkah-defence-alliances-istanbul-understandings-with-saudi-turkish-fms) · 6 Sep 2026, 11:52 PM PKT · 83% identical wording to the newest filing > Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar held separate calls with Saudi and Turkish FMs to follow up on Makkah Defence Alliance understandings reached in Istanbul. Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye agreed to strengthen defence capabilities, military cooperation, technology development and regional security. - **Pakistan Observer** — [Dar Holds Calls with Saudi, Turkish FMs on Makkah Defence Alliance](https://pakobserver.net/dar-holds-calls-with-saudi-turkish-fms-on-makkah-defence-alliance/) · 6 Sep 2026, 6:05 PM PKT · 82% identical wording to the newest filing > Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar held separate telephone calls with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan… - **Geo News** — [Dar holds talks with Saudi, Turkish FMs on Makkah defence alliance](https://www.geo.tv/latest/680889-dar-holds-talks-with-saudi-turkish-fms-on-makkah-defence-alliance) · 6 Sep 2026, 4:59 PM PKT · 84% identical wording to the newest filing > Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar , Turkiye's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan , and Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud pose for a picture before the first committee meeting under the joint defence accord, the "Makkah Defence Alliance", in... - **Dunya News** — [Dar, Saudi counterpart discuss follow-up on Makkah Defence Alliance understanding](https://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/971593-dar-saudi-counterpart-discuss-followup-on-makkah-defence-alliance-un) · 6 Sep 2026, 4:47 PM PKT · 78% identical wording to the newest filing > The two foreign ministers spoke by telephone and also exchanged views on regional and international developments - **Aaj News (English)** — [Ishaq Dar discusses regional developments with Saudi, Turkish counterparts](https://english.aaj.tv/news/330471121/ishaq-dar-discusses-regional-developments-with-saudi-turkish-counterparts) · 6 Sep 2026, 3:51 PM PKT · 69% identical wording to the newest filing > Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Ishaq Dar on Sunday spoke with the Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia, Prince Faisal bin Farhan and the Foreign Minister of Turkiye, Hakan Fidan, separately, and exchanged views on regional and international developments, including matters of mutual interest at multilateral fora. In a telephonic conversation, the two foreign ministers also discus... - **BOL News** — [Ishaq Dar, Saudi counterpart discuss 'Makkah Defense' alliance by phone](https://bolnews.com/pakistan/ishaq-dar-saudi-counterpart-discuss-makkah-defense-alliance-by-phone) · 6 Sep 2026, 3:46 PM PKT · 81% identical wording to the newest filing > Pakistan and Saudi Arabia discuss next steps for the Makkah Defence Alliance and regional security cooperation during a phone call. - **24 News HD** — [Dar steps up diplomatic engagement with Saudi Arabia, Turkiye, Egypt and Norway](https://www.24newshd.tv/06-Sep-2026/dar-steps-diplomatic-engagement-saudi-arabia-turkiye-egypt-norway) · 6 Sep 2026, 3:43 PM PKT · 74% identical wording to the newest filing > Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar held separate telephonic conversations with the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Turkiye, Egypt and Norway, discussing bilateral relations, regional and global developments, multilateral cooperation and the Makkah Defence Alliance, reported 24NewsHD TV Channel. - **ARY News (English)** — [Ishaq Dar, Hakan Fidan discuss Makkah Defence Alliance Cooperation](https://arynews.tv/ishaq-dar-hakan-fidan-discuss-makkah-defence-pact-cooperation) · 6 Sep 2026, 3:42 PM PKT · 77% identical wording to the newest filing > ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar held a telephone conversation with his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan... - **Associated Press of Pakistan** — [DPM/FM Dar exchanges views with Saudi, Turkish FMs on regional, global matters](https://www.app.com.pk/global/dpm-fm-dar-exchanges-views-with-saudi-turkish-fms-on-regional-global-matters/) · 6 Sep 2026, 3:13 PM PKT · 67% identical wording to the newest filing > ISLAMABAD, Sep 06 (APP): Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar, Sunday, spoke with Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Prince Faisal bin Farhan and Foreign Minister of the Republic of Turkiye Hakan Fidan, separately, and exchanged views on regional and international developments, including matters of mutual interest at multilateral fora. 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