Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan agree to establish secretariat under joint defence pact

​Saudi ​Arabia, ‌Turkey and ​Pakistan agreed ‌to establish a secretariat in Saudi ‌Arabia under their Mecca ‌joint defence agreement, which ⁠will ​initially ⁠be headed by a Pakistani ⁠secretary-general for ​three years, Saudi ⁠Arabia's foreign ministry said ⁠in ​a statement on ⁠Monday.