Riyadh meeting confirmed, 42-nation alliance plan ...

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•   RIYADH: A fact-check of a widely circulated dossier claiming that 42 countries are preparing to endorse a proposed “One House Four Doors” doctrine in Riyadh has confirmed several underlying facts but found no official evidence that such an alliance or agreement has been signed.
• However, the review found no official communique confirming the signing of a 42-nation agreement or the adoption of the proposed “One House Four Doors” doctrine.
• While population figures broadly correspond with available international demographic estimates, the review found no evidence that the countries concerned had formally agreed to such a framework.

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RIYADH: A fact-check of a widely circulated dossier claiming that 42 countries are preparing to endorse a proposed “One House Four Doors” doctrine in Riyadh has confirmed several underlying facts but found no official evidence that such an alliance or agreement has been signed.

The review by the CIJ Global Investigative Unit and Minute Mirror Desk examined 33 claims attributed to the dossier and compared them with statements from government agencies, international organisations, research institutions and religious-text databases.

The fact-check confirmed that Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif and Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir were in Riyadh for discussions on regional connectivity, economic security and defence cooperation. Saudi authorities also confirmed a meeting between the Pakistani delegation and Defence Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman.

However, the review found no official communique confirming the signing of a 42-nation agreement or the adoption of the proposed “One House Four Doors” doctrine.