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Turkish, Pakistani military chiefs rush to Saudi Arabia for 'urgent' Mecca pact summit
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Pakistanis are the citizens and nationals of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Pakistan is the fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the second-largest Muslim population as of 2023. A majority of around 97% of Pakistanis are Muslims. As much as 85-90% of the population follows Sunni Islam. The majority of Pakistanis natively speak languages belonging to the Indo-Iranic family.
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Mecca, officially Makkah al-Mukarramah, is a city in the Hejaz region of western Saudi Arabia and is the capital of Mecca Province. Mecca is considered the birthplace of Islam and the Islamic prophet Muhammad, as well as being the holiest city in Islam.
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Yemen's armed forces continue to inflict losses on Saudi mercenaries in the country and have begun targeting Saudi oil and military infrastructure in the kingdom itself with missile and drone strikes
The meeting follows a Washington Post report earlier on Friday that Saudi Arabia has not ruled out developing a nuclear weapons program, according to US intelligence assessments.
Sept 26 (Reuters) - The military chiefs of Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey discussed enhancing intelligence sharing, military coordination and capability integration at a meeting in Riyadh on Friday