Former Foreign Secretary Kanwal Sibal has raised concerns over what he describes as a series of coordinated geopolitical moves involving the United States, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan. In a post on X, Sibal noted that Saudi Arabia has now been designated a major non-NATO ally (MNNA) of the US — a status Pakistan already holds — alongside Washington’s newly signed strategic defence agreement with Riyadh. Advertisement

He pointed out that Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have separately concluded their own defence pact, while US Senator Marco Rubio has indicated that Washington is exploring a “stronger strategic partnership” with Pakistan. According to Sibal, these developments appear to be interconnected.

He argued that this alignment helps explain US President Donald Trump’s recent praise of Pak

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