Archive · 28 Aug 2026
Pakistan and Kuwait Sign Pact, Expanding Gulf Defence Ties
Pakistan and Kuwait agreed to work more closely on defence.
Their defence ministers signed a new agreement on Thursday.
The agreement is called the Protocol Agreement-2026.
It includes training, building military capabilities and helping with border management.
It expands an earlier defence cooperation agreement from 2023.
The countries also discussed regional security and other shared concerns.
Kuwait’s delegation met Pakistan Army chief Asim Munir separately.
The deal followed Pakistan’s defence agreement with Saudi Arabia and Turkey.
Reports place the signing in either Islamabad or Rawalpindi.
Pakistan and Kuwait signed the Protocol Agreement-2026 on Thursday to deepen bilateral defence cooperation.
The pact covers military training, capacity building, border management and other mutually agreed areas.
It expands the existing military cooperation framework established under the Defence Cooperation Agreement-2023.
The agreement was signed by Khawaja Asif and Sheikh Abdullah Ali Al-Sabah during talks involving senior Kuwaiti officials.
Reports differ on whether the signing took place in Islamabad or at Pakistan’s Ministry of Defence in Rawalpindi.
- Who
- Pakistan and Kuwait, represented by Defence Minister Khawaja Asif and Kuwaiti Defence Minister Sheikh Abdullah Ali Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah.
- What
- They signed the Protocol Agreement-2026 to expand bilateral defence and military cooperation.
- When
- On Thursday; reports describe it as occurring days or weeks after Pakistan’s August 7 Mecca defence agreement with Saudi Arabia and Turkey.
- Where
- Reports differ: one places the signing in Islamabad, while two identify the Ministry of Defence in Rawalpindi.
- Why
- To strengthen defence ties, improve cooperation, provide assistance in training and capacity building, support border management, and address regional security concerns.
- Agreement
- Protocol Agreement-2026
- Earlier framework
- Defence Cooperation Agreement-2023
- Signatories
- Khawaja Asif and Sheikh Abdullah Ali Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah
- Cooperation areas
- Training, capacity building, border management and other mutually agreed defence fields
- Additional meeting
- The Kuwaiti delegation met Field Marshal Asim Munir at Pakistan’s General Headquarters in Rawalpindi
- Related pact
- Pakistan signed the Mecca defence agreement with Saudi Arabia and Turkey on August 7
- Location discrepancy
- Articles variously identify Islamabad and Rawalpindi as the signing location
