Pakistan signs the Badr defence cooperation pact with Turkiye, Qatar and Indonesia

21 October 2026

Pakistan, Turkiye, Qatar and Indonesia signed the Badr Memorandum of Understanding on defence cooperation at Doha. Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif signed for Pakistan. Turkiye was represented by National Defence Minister Yasar Guler, Qatar by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defence Sheikh Saud bin Abdulrahman, and Indonesia by Deputy Defence Minister Yusuf Jauhari. Haluk Gorgun, who heads Turkiye's Secretariat of Defence Industries, attended the ceremony. The pact covers military production, building up military capability, technical military training, and research and development. It is meant to move the four countries beyond buying and selling equipment towards joint production, transfer of technology, interoperability and shared supply chains. Turkiye's defence ministry said the memorandum reflects a wish to deepen cooperation and develop partnerships.