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Abstract

The PakistanSaudi defense agreement of September 2025 is a strategic partnership that is established based on historical collaboration, religious connection, economic interdependence, and mutual interests of security. The qualitative research design discussed in this paper is based on an interpretivist ontological and subjectivist epistemological position and utilizes secondary sources. It examines the multidimensional nature of the benefits and issues of this developing alliance, and the focus should be on the military, economic, and diplomatic benefits of Pakistan and the strategic interests of Saudi Arabia, as well as on the regional security concerns in general.The study, based on the Alliance Theory, specifically the focus on asymmetric alliances, explains how Pakistan capitalizes on its experience in operations, symbolic legitimacy and geostrategic position to enhance Saudi security without becoming overly reliant on Iran. The analysis also establishes the difficulties involved in this association such as domestic political sensibilities, expanding economical dependence, and the possibility of becoming involved in a regional conflict.On the whole, the research adds to the insights into the ways in which current defense collaboration between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia is an indication of a compromise between the conscious approach to ensuring the security and the development of the independent foreign policy. It ends with a set of policy proposals to establish a more balanced, sustained, and win-win defense relationship to enhance the strategic position of both countries in a more complex regional order.