Pakistan In meeting with US think tanks, COAS says Pakistan wishes to develop itself as a connectivity hub

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Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir interacted with US think thanks and said Pakistan wished to develop itself as a hub of connectivity and “eschews bloc politics”, the military’s media affairs wing said on Wednesday.

According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the army chief engaged in a “candid discourse” with members of prominent US think tanks and media. He was received by the Ambassador of Pakistan to the US.

During the interaction, he put across Pakistan’s perspective on regional security, transnational terrorism and the importance of maintaining strategic stability in South Asia.

“The COAS said Pakistan is a country of consequence both from geopolitical and geoeconomic perspectives and wishes to develop itself as a hub of connectivity and a gateway to Central Asia and beyond,” the ISPR said.

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In meeting with US think tanks, COAS says Pakistan wishes to develop itself as a connectivity hub

Pakistan "eschews bloc politics" and believes in maintaining "balanced relationships" with all friendly countries, ISPR quotes army chief as saying.

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In the current situation Pakistan cannot become a connectivity hub. Out of its neighbors, Iran is sanctioned, Afghanistan has governance issues, the road to China is closed four months in a year and there is no trade with India.