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Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have signed a “strategic mutual defence” agreement, which declares that any attack on either country will be considered “an aggression against both”.

The deal comes days after an Israeli attack on the Hamas leadership in Qatar, a key US ally in the Gulf region.

Commenting on the development, India on Thursday said it will study the implications of the move for its national security as well as for regional and global stability.

The “Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement” was signed by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Wednesday during the Pakistani leader’s day-long visit to the Gulf Kingdom, according to a joint statement.

The agreement states that “any aggression against either country shall be cons

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