Pakistan's defence minister has said that his nation's nuclear program "will be made available" to Saudi Arabia if needed under the countries' new defence pact.

Defence Minister Khawaja Mohammad Asif's comments to Geo TV late Thursday night were the first specific acknowledgement that Pakistan was placing Saudi Arabia under the umbrella of its nuclear arms.

"What we have, and the capabilities we possess, will be made available to [Saudi Arabia] according to this agreement," Asif said.

"If either country is attacked, we will respond jointly," he added.

The two countries signed a defence deal Wednesday declaring that an attack on one nation would be an attack on both.

Neither country has responded to questions about the pact and what it meant in regards to possibly accessing Pakistan's

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