‘If more countries are connected, Islamic Nato will become, Ishaq Dar said on Saudi-Pak Defense Deal

Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar on Friday (October 03, 2025) claimed that many countries have shown interest in signing a defense agreement with Islamabad and suggested that if more countries are involved in the Saudi-Pakistan mutual defense agreement, it would be formed like NATO.

Addressing Parliament on the issue of recently announced Gaza Shanti Yojana by President Donald Trump, Dar also spoke about the officially signed ‘strategic mutual defense agreement’ with Saudi Arabia on 18 September. He said that many countries, Arabia and non-Arab Islamic nations have shown interest in joining the defense agreement between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia.

‘Pakistan will lead Islamic world’

Dar said, “Many other countries have shown interest in making a defense agreement with Pakistan and many countries have approached Pakistan during the United Nations General Assembly.” He suggested that if more countries join it, then it will become an alliance like NATO.

The Deputy Prime Minister said that other countries can also be included in this agreement, which will probably be converted into ‘new NATO or eastern NATO’. He expressed confidence that Pakistan would one day lead the Islamic world. He said, ‘Pakistan will lead 57 Islamic countries with the will of God.’

‘Pakistan will try to become economic power’

Dar emphasized that Pakistan is already an atomic and missile power, but now it should also try to become an economic power, which can be achieved only through collective efforts. He said, ‘This is a very important agreement, it was not done without thinking or in a hurry.’

Detailed information about the agreement has not been shared, but a joint statement issued after the signature ceremony states that any attack against any country will be considered an attack against both.

Ishaq Dar said about Pakistani struggle with India

Recalling the four -day struggle with India in May, Dar said that such an attack on Pakistan was considered an attack on Saudi Arabia under the Defense Agreement. The agreement was signed a few days after Israel’s attack on Qatar. The attack on Qatar created a possibility of similar attacks in Arab countries.

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