{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_iax2lm64arlbuhftr3za","title":"Six-Plus Countries Express Interest in Makkah Defence Pact: Dar","title_en":null,"outlets":6,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/story-iax2lm64ar","count":6,"items":[{"id":"n_mrva7mtqygwzwbxyacjq","seq":1486267,"kind":"article","title":"Makkah Defence Agreement: 6+ Countries Want to Join","url":"https://khybernews.tv/makkah-defence-agreement-6-countries-want-to-join","summary":"ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said on Friday that over six countries have shown interest in joining the Makkah Defence Agreement. Speaking at a press conference in Islamabad, he stressed that the pact is meant for defence only and has no offensive purpose. 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He said Islamabad could not immediately process membership requests because the agreement’s secretariat still needs to become fully operational. 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