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Posted on April 11, 2026
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Pakistan has deployed fighter jets and support aircraft to Saudi Arabia’s King Abdulaziz Air Base under the Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement signed in September 2025, reinforcing joint security amid escalating Iran-related tensions.
April 11 (Reuters) - Pakistan has sent fighter jets and other military forces to Saudi Arabia to boost security under a defence pact between the two countries, the Saudi defence ministry said on Saturday, as Islamabad hosted talks aimed at ending the Iran war.
The deployment follows a wave of Iranian talks on the Gulf kingdom over the past weeks that struck https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/operational-activities-halted-several-energy-facilities-saudi-arabia-state-news-2026-04-09/ key energy infrastructure and killed a Saudi national.
Riyadh and Islamabad signed a mutual defence pact in September 2025, committing both sides to treat any aggression against either country as an attack on both. That significantly deepened a decades-old security partnership.
Saudi Arabia's defence ministry said in a statement that Pakistani fighter jets and support aircraft had arrived at the King Abdulaziz Air Base in the country's eastern province.
It said the Pakistani deployment aimed to strengthen joint defence cooperation and support regional and international security and stability.
Pakistan has long provided military support to the kingdom, including training and advisory deployments, while Saudi Arabia has repeatedly stepped in to support Pakistan financially during periods of economic stress.
Saudi Arabia's finance minister Mohammed Al-Jadaan was in Pakistan on Friday to demonstrate economic support for the country, a source familiar with the situation said.
In 2018, Riyadh announced a $6 billion support package https://www.reuters.com/article/world/saudis-offer-pakistan-6-billion-rescue-package-to-ease-economic-crisis-idUSKCN1MX2AB/?utm_source=chatgpt.com for Pakistan, including a $3 billion https://www.reuters.com/world/saudi-arabia-extends-term-3-bln-deposit-with-pakistan-another-year-2024-12-05/ deposit at the central bank and $3 billion worth of oil supplies on deferred payment.
(Reporting by Asif Shahzad, Mubasher Bukhari and Saad Sayeed in Islamabad; Editing by Alexander Smith)
Pakistan deployed fighter jets to Saudi Arabia to strengthen joint defence cooperation and boost regional security under a mutual defence pact.
The defence pact commits both countries to treat aggression against one as an attack on both, deepening their security partnership.
Saudi Arabia has provided financial assistance, including a $6 billion support package with central bank deposits and oil supplies.
The Pakistani fighter jets arrived at King Abdulaziz Air Base in Saudi Arabia's eastern province.
Yes, Pakistan has long provided military support to Saudi Arabia, including training, advisory deployments, and now fighter jet deployments.
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