With Kuwait deal, Pakistan expands defence umbrella across Middle East
Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan and Kuwait signed a new defence agreement on Thursday, with Pakistan’s Ministry of Defence saying it significantly enhances a military cooperation framework in place since 2023. Defence Minister Khawaja Asif and his Kuwaiti counterpart, Sheikh Abdullah Ali Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah, signed the “Protocol Agreement-2026” in Rawalpindi.
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- Fact 1: Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan and Kuwait signed a new defence agreement on Thursday, with Pakistan’s Ministry of Defence saying it significantly enhances a military cooperation framework in place since 2023.
- Fact 2: Defence Minister Khawaja Asif and his Kuwaiti counterpart, Sheikh Abdullah Ali Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah, signed the “Protocol Agreement-2026” in Rawalpindi.
- Fact 3: The deal builds on an underlying agreement signed in June 2023 but only formally ratified by Kuwait last month.
- Fact 4: Kuwait’s Defence Minister Sheikh Abdullah Ali Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah meets Chief of Defence Forces Asim Munir at the General Headquarters in Rawalpindi on August 27, 2026 [Handout via Inter-Services Public Relations]Defence cooperation with Kuwait dates to the late 1960s.
Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan and Kuwait signed a new defence agreement on Thursday, with Pakistan’s Ministry of Defence saying it significantly enhances a military cooperation framework in place since 2023. Defence Minister Khawaja Asif and his Kuwaiti counterpart, Sheikh Abdullah Ali Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah, signed the “Protocol Agreement-2026” in Rawalpindi.
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