Overview
- Saudi defence minister Khalid bin Salman said he met Field Marshal Asim Munir and reaffirmed strong relations and a strategic defence partnership in a post on X.
- He said the discussion focused on joint efforts to promote global peace and security that serve shared interests.
- Pakistan and Saudi Arabia signed a Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement in September 2025 that treats aggression against one as aggression against both.
- Two Pakistani sources have reported ongoing talks to convert about $2 billion of Saudi loans into a JF-17 fighter procurement, a development not yet confirmed publicly.
- Saudi financial backing has included a $6 billion package announced in 2018 and multiple deposit rollovers that supported Pakistan’s foreign-exchange reserves.