Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar signalled that Pakistan’s landmark defence pact with Saudi Arabia may pave the way for similar agreements with other countries in the region, with interest already being expressed by potential partners.

Speaking to reporters in London on Friday, Dar said that some nations had shown interest in forging strategic defence partnerships with Pakistan following the recently concluded agreement with Saudi Arabia.

“It is premature to say something, but after this development, other countries have also expressed a desire for similar arrangements,” he noted. He added that such agreements follow a formal process and recalled that the Saudi deal itself took several months to finalise.

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