The three nations signed the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement on August 7, pledging collective defence in language explicitly modelled on NATO’s mutual defence clause.
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Avalanche on Broad Peak Kills Nirmal Purja and Nine Other Climbers
Nirmal Purja, the British-Nepali mountaineer who summited all 14 eight-thousanders in six months, was killed by an avalanche on Pakistan’s Broad Peak on August 1, 2026, along with nine others.
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Pakistan declares Iran-US deal text agreed as Tehran awaits supreme leader’s sign-off
Pakistan announced on June 12 that the US and Iran have agreed a final deal text including nuclear dismantlement and Strait of Hormuz reopening, with Iran’s supreme leader’s approval the last remaining step.