Leader meetings
Makkah alliance binds partners to decade-long pact
• Turkiye seeks parliamentary nod for defence agreement; officials say Ankara’s support may be limited to provision of weapons, equipment and intelligence sharing• Pakistan has already ratified treaty; only PM and cabinet’s nod required under Article 90• Egypt’s parliament to vote on support for Riyadh on Oct 26• Pakistan, Turkiye, Qatar and Indonesia expected to sign defence cooperation agreement in Doha today ANKARA: Turkiye has submitted the Makkah defence pact to parliament for ratification, moving Nato’s second-largest army closer to a formal mutual defence pledge with Riyadh as it contin