Dhaka, Sept. 18 -- armed Pakistan have signed a landmark mutual defense agreement, declaring that an attack on either country will be considered an attack on both, following Israel's recent strike on Qatar.

The pact, signed Wednesday by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, underscores decades of close security, economic, and religious ties between the two nations. Saudi Arabia has long been linked to supporting Pakistan's nuclear weapons program, with analysts often suggesting Riyadh could fall under Islamabad's nuclear umbrella amid growing concerns over Iran's atomic ambitions.

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