An important trilateral defence meeting was held at General Head Quarters (GHQ) Rawalpindi, where key defence officials from Pakistan, Turkiye, and Saudi Arabia came together. As the platform is meant to bolster research and development in the utilisation of tech in defence equipment, this cooperation among three Muslim countries is a standard that other countries can also pick up on. Emphasising the pooling of resources amid historical ties, the three nations aim to expand the scope of trilateral cooperation. But even in addition to that, Pakistan and Turkiye relations are marked by economic initiatives like the Economic Cooperation Organisation (ECO). Such defence collaboration platforms, though very focused on their agenda and goal, have all the potential to trickle down into other possible areas of cooperation as well.

Source: The Nation January 11, 2024 06:26 UTC