High-level diplomatic sources announced the establishment of a strategic defense alliance uniting Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan, with an organizational structure designed to emulate the mechanisms of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). The new alliance is anchored in the principle of mutual defense, whereby an attack on one member state is considered an attack on the entire coalition. Organizational procedures include the formation of a joint ministerial committee and the appointment of a secretary-general to manage the alliance's affairs, which has been described as strictly defensive in nature, aiming to protect regional security without targeting any specific nation.