At its core, this pact seems to be a reaction to Israel’s audacious strike on Doha targeting Hamas leadership. It is ostensibly designed to extend a Pakistani nuclear umbrella over the Kingdom, a historic first by a non-signatory of the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)

xThe unveiling of a strategic mutual defence agreement between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia on September 17, 2025, sent a geopolitical tremor through world capitals, a shockwave whose aftershocks promise to redefine the contours of Middle Eastern security.

However, for analysts who watch Pakistan and the Middle East closely it was not surprising. It only turned the de-facto into de-jure. Pakistan has been providing regime security to many of the Gulf Arab and Middle Eastern states for decades now.

At its core, this pact seems

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