23 days ago
Lt Gen (retd) Nauman Mahmood picked as first head of Makkah defence pact secretariat
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. Dawn is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 23 Sept 2026, 11:51 UTC. 5 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Lt Gen (retd) Nauman Mahmood picked as first head of Makkah defence pact secretariat”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
The Foreign Office (FO) announced on Wednesday that retired Lieutenant General Nauman Mahmood had been appointed as the first secretary general of the Makkah Defence Alliance between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye. “The government of Pakistan is pleased to announce the appointment of Lt Gen Nauman Mahmood, Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Military), (retired)…
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Lt Gen (retd) Nauman Mahmood picked as first head of Makkah defence pact secretariat
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