Pakistan, Turkiye and Saudi Arabia will sign a joint defence agreement on Friday, a Turkish official confirmed. Pakistani PM Shehbaz Sharif, army chief Asim Munir and Turkish President Recep ​Erdogan will ⁠be meeting Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Jeddah. This comes against a backdrop of Middle East war, with recent escalation between Saudi and Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen.