Pakistan Foreign Policy and Geopolitics

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Afghan road to China tests Pakistan's power and leverage - Asia Times

China is increasingly trying to diversify its connections to the region as Pakistan’s actions in Afghanistan create new security and strategic problems

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The most pressing concern now is Pakistan’s shifting alignment. Under Field Marshal Asim Munir, Islamabad has moved closer to the United States, and China may see this as undercutting its interests while adding to the turmoil.

Beijing may also worry that Pakistan’s deepening engagement with Washington could give the United States greater access and influence in a region China regards as part of its western security periphery. From Beijing’s perspective, any larger American presence there is something to prevent.

That is where the Wakhan Corridor comes in. China is looking for other ways to connect with Afghanistan and the region so that it is less dependent on Pakistan and CPEC. The new road gives Afghanistan a route toward China and gives Beijing another potential link.

It reaches the Chinese border, but that does not mean a fully operating commercial crossing exists. What it does is create the possibility of closer ties later.

 

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China and Pakistan's recent decision to activate a long-delayed protocol for managing their shared frontier will test how much influence India can continue to exert on developments in the Kashmir region -- the territory it claims.

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Afghan road to China tests Pakistan's power and leverage - Asia Times

China is increasingly trying to diversify its connections to the region as Pakistan’s actions in Afghanistan create new security and strategic problems

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The most pressing concern now is Pakistan’s shifting alignment. Under Field Marshal Asim Munir, Islamabad has moved closer to the United States, and China may see this as undercutting its interests while adding to the turmoil.

Beijing may also worry that Pakistan’s deepening engagement with Washington could give the United States greater access and influence in a region China regards as part of its western security periphery. From Beijing’s perspective, any larger American presence there is something to prevent.

That is where the Wakhan Corridor comes in. China is looking for other ways to connect with Afghanistan and the region so that it is less dependent on Pakistan and CPEC. The new road gives Afghanistan a route toward China and gives Beijing another potential link.

It reaches the Chinese border, but that does not mean a fully operating commercial crossing exists. What it does is create the possibility of closer ties later.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2110378920507855073

 

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When missiles hit Riyadh, Pakistani families pay

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The recent attacks on Saudi Arabia have brought the human cost of this conflict into sharp and painful focus for Pakistan. A Pakistani national was among 12 killed in a missile strike on Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport. In August, Pakistani crew members were killed when a commercial vessel was attacked in the Red Sea.

For the millions of Pakistanis living and working in the Kingdom and across the Gulf, daily life has been reshaped by anxiety. Those who have built their livelihoods in these economies now face deep uncertainty, and attacks on airports across the region have shattered assumptions about the safety of civilian infrastructure.