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Makkah Defence Alliance secretary-general to assume duties in Riyadh soon: FO
The Foreign Office (FO) on Friday said that the secretary-general of the Makkah Defence Alliance, Lieutenant General (retd) Nauman Mahmood, is expected to assume his responsibilities in Riyadh soon. Mahmood was appointed as the first secretary general of the alliance between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye on Sep 23. Speaking at the FO’s weekly press briefing, Spokesperson Sajjad Haider Khan also touched upon the crisis in the Gulf, saying that Pakistan would continue its efforts to facilitate dialogue in the conflict involving Iran and the United States. He said Islamabad had brought the t