Pak Shouldn’t Go Anti-Iran Under Mecca Pact, Saudi Forcing It To Enter Wars: Shia Cleric | Exclusive

Published 9 August 2026 · world

News world Pak Shouldn’t Go Anti-Iran Under Mecca Pact, Saudi Forcing It To Enter Wars: Shia Cleric | Exclusive Pak Shouldn’t Go Anti-Iran Under Mecca

News world Pak Shouldn’t Go Anti-Iran Under Mecca Pact, Saudi Forcing It To Enter Wars: Shia Cleric | Exclusive Pak Shouldn’t Go Anti-Iran Under Mecca Pact, Saudi Forcing It To Enter Wars: Shia Cleric | Exclusive Reported By, Edited By Last Updated: August 09, 2026, 13:57 IST “Pakistan must consider whether this agreement is secretly being made against Iran,” Shia scholar Agha Syed Jawad Naqvi said Rapid Read Sources within Pakistan’s Shia community said community leaders were awaiting the draft of the proposed ‘Mecca Agreement’ before taking a final position. Prominent Pakistani Shia clerics and scholars have warned the government against adopting any position against Iran under a proposed ‘Mecca Agreement’, with community figures calling for transparency over the agreement’s draft and cautioning that any perceived shift in Islamabad’s Iran policy could trigger protests.

Shia scholar Agha Syed Jawad Naqvi alleged that Pakistan’s involvement in what he described as an “anti-Iran war" was the result of an American and Arab conspiracy aimed at drawing Islamabad into conflicts in the Middle East. Naqvi questioned whether the proposed agreement could contain provisions directed against Iran and urged the Pakistani government to carefully assess its implications. “Pakistan must consider whether this agreement is secretly being made against Iran," Naqvi said. He also alleged that Saudi Arabia was exerting pressure on Pakistan to become involved in Middle Eastern conflicts, while claiming that Arab states were attempting to use financial incentives to influence Islamabad’s position toward Iran. At the same time, Naqvi said Pakistan had so far avoided taking actions against Iran comparable to those undertaken by some other regional actors.

He cited Turkey’s role in Syria as an example while arguing that Islamabad was primarily pursuing its own national interests. “Pakistan is looking out solely for its own interests, and that’s a requirement of diplomacy," he said. Sources within Pakistan’s Shia community said community leaders were awaiting the draft of the proposed ‘Mecca Agreement’ before taking a final position. They said the community would strongly oppose any provision that they believed constituted a betrayal of Iran. “We want to tell them that if Pakistan commits any betrayal against Iran, we will strongly condemn it," Shia community sources said. The sources warned that if the agreement is found to contain provisions against Iran, the community could launch large-scale protests. Shia scholars have also urged the Pakistani government to maintain neutrality in regional conflicts and resist what they described as financial or diplomatic pressure from Gulf states.