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Pakistan’s Lt. Gen. Nauman Mehmood Named Mecca Pact Chief

By Drooid · Oct 5, 2026, 11:12 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey met in Riyadh to appoint the Mecca Pact’s first secretary-general.
Pakistan’s Lt. Gen. Nauman Mehmood was named secretary-general for a three-year term.
The three nations condemned recent Houthi attacks on Mecca, Medina and other Saudi civilian sites.
They pledged rapid deployment of agreed-upon forces and said the Riyadh-based secretariat will be operational in weeks.

History

Historical Context

In 1991, an international U.S.-led coalition of 35 nations, including Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey, expelled Iraqi forces from Kuwait. The coalition deployed roughly 750,000 troops and spent over $60 billion on global operations, demonstrating unprecedented joint strategic regional military coordination. Today, the Mecca Pact mirrors that model as Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey convene in Riyadh to launch a joint secretariat against Houthi aggression. If the new secretariat proves effective, it could institutionalize rapid response mechanisms, reshaping security dynamics across the Red Sea and Gulf.

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Story summary

Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey met in Riyadh to appoint the Mecca Pact’s first secretary-general.
Pakistan’s Lt. Gen. Nauman Mehmood was named secretary-general for a three-year term.
The three nations condemned recent Houthi attacks on Mecca, Medina and other Saudi civilian sites.
They pledged rapid deployment of agreed-upon forces and said the Riyadh-based secretariat will be operational in weeks.

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