India, Sept. 18 -- Pakistan and Saudi Arabia on Wednesday signed a new defence agreement, under which the two sides said an attack on either of them would be considered "an aggression against both".

The deal - "Strategic Mutual Defense Agreement" - was signed by Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.

The strategic defence pact comes just days after an Israeli strike targeted Hamas leaders in neighbouring Qatari capital Doha. The air strike in was described by the US, on which Gulf states have long depended on for their security, as a unilateral attack that does not advance American and Israeli interests.

"This agreement... aims to develop aspects of defence cooperation between the tw...