Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye can exit Mecca defence pact only after 10 years. Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye can exit the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement only after 10 years from its entry into force, according to the full text of the 16-article pact. Members must give at least three months' written notice through diplomatic channels, it added. The pact enters into force when the final ratification instrument is deposited with the alliance's secretariat.