On October 5, local time, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey held an emergency meeting of the “Mecca Defense Alliance” strategic political and defense committee in Riyadh and issued a joint statement announcing the launch of a collective defense mechanism. The statement announced that the Commission decided to immediately promote the implementation of collective defense commitments and take necessary measures to provide guarantees for agreed military forces and related capabilities to ensure that they can be rapidly deployed within Saudi Arabia in accordance with approved arrangements and the domestic laws of each member country. The statement said the move was aimed at improving the level of combat preparedness, military integration, and the ability of the three parties to jointly deal with and contain threats. The statement said that the tripartite meeting mainly discussed the security situation and threats facing Saudi Arabia. As part of the institution-building of the “Mecca Defense Union”, the Commission decided to appoint Pakistan's retired Lieutenant General Numan Mahmoud as the Union's first Secretary General for a term of three years. In the statement, the three parties also strongly condemned attempted attacks against Mecca and Medina, as well as ongoing attacks on Saudi civilians and economic facilities, and reiterated their firm opposition to any attack or threat against Saudi security and territorial integrity.

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