Pakistan and Kuwait signed the 2026 Protocol Agreement on Thursday. The agreement follows on from the existing framework for military cooperation set out in the 2023 Defense Cooperation Agreement. Under the new agreement, Pakistan’s armed forces will assist Kuwait’s armed forces in multiple areas, including training, capacity building, border management, and other fields of defense collaboration agreed between the two sides.
Key Highlights
- Pakistan, Kuwait sign 2026 Protocol Agreement for enhancing defense cooperation
- The agreement builds upon the 2023 Defense Cooperation Agreement between the two nations
- Kuwaiti delegation meets with Defense Minister Khawaja Asif in Rawalpindi
- Delegation meets with CDF Munir at GHQ on regional security issues
- The deal was signed during a high-level visit to Kuwait.
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Pakistan and Kuwait have signed a joint defence and military cooperation agreement after months of Iranian strikes caused heavy damage in Kuwait and exposed weaknesses in US defences against Iranian missiles and drones.
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The agreement was signed during a visit to Rawalpindi by a Kuwaiti delegation led by Kuwait’s Defense Minister, Sheik Abdullah Ali Abdullah Al-Saleem Al-Sabah, who called on Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawaja Asif. The visit was attended by the Chief of General Staff of Kuwaiti Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Khaled Darj Saad Al-Shriaan.
The press release said both sides reaffirmed their commitment to deepening this partnership in support of mutual security and regional peace and stability. The talks covered bilateral defense relations and security cooperation in particular, and ways to deepen existing ties, the statement added.
Delegation Also Meets CDF Munir at GHQ
Separately, the Kuwaiti defense minister and his delegation called on Chief of Defense Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir at General Headquarters. The Inter-Services Public Relations wing said the meeting also discussed issues of mutual interest, regional security and bilateral defense cooperation.
Both sides used the meeting to reiterate their commitment to strengthen institutional ties between the two militaries. Pakistan and Kuwait are brotherly countries, ISPR said, adding that both sides expressed their desire to enhance defense collaboration in a way that would benefit both sides in the days ahead. Together, the Protocol Agreement and the two rounds of meetings in Rawalpindi indicate that Pakistan and Kuwait are seeking to make their three-year-old defense relationship more active and expanded.
