The military chiefs of Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey met in Riyadh on Friday and pledged to "immediately translate" their commitments under the Makkah Defence Alliance into concrete military cooperation, Pakistan's Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said. The meeting, attended by Pakistan's Field Marshal Asim Munir and counterparts from the two other nations, focused on enhanced intelligence sharing, military coordination, and integration of capabilities to strengthen collective defence of Saudi Arabia. The talks come amid heightened regional tensions, with Yemen's Houthi movement having declared a maritime blockade targeting Saudi Arabia, conducting attacks on Red Sea shipping, and carrying out strikes inside the kingdom in recent weeks. The Makkah Defence Alliance (a tripartite defence pact signed by Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey in August) has been moving to establish its institutional framework, including a permanent secretariat in Riyadh and a Pakistani secretary general, retired Lt Gen Nauman Mahmood, appointed to lead it for an initial three-year term.