‘Watershed’: How Saudi-Pakistan defence pact reshapes region’s geopolitics | Military News

Islamabad, Pakistan – A beaming Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif – welcomed with Saudi F-15 fighter jets, a red carpet, and full royal protocol – joined Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Wednesday to sign a “strategic mutual defence agreement” (SMDA).

Observers say it is a landmark moment in the decades-old alliance between the two nations whose ties stretch back nearly eight decades.

The signing ceremony at the Royal Court…