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NEW DELHI: Pakistan PM Imran Khan is confronted with a PARADOX scenario as he finishes two years in power. His Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi who fantasises about running the country eventually has landed the Pakistan state and also its all-powerful Military in a soup by criticising the Saudi management, the UAE-Israel peace deal that might modify geopolitics of West Asia can have significant ramifications for Islamabad’s specific web links in the Gulf. With his appeal on wind down among the general people of Pakistan in addition to PTI cadres, Imran locates himself in a catch.
Qureshi has hurried to China on what he described as a “significant journey” close on the heels of Pakistan Military Chief’s visit to Riyadh, which yielded a bit. The journey to China is substantial as it comes before recommended SCO conferences and also Summit in September as well as October. China continues to play hardball across the LAC with no signs of an early end to delay as well as Pakistan is game to mess up any Indian initiative at SCO at the behest of Beijing.
While Imran Khan has sought to broaden standard close connections with Turkey riding on its head of state’s passions to become a leader of the Islamic Globe, Saudi Arabia continues to matter for Pakistan’s most potent organisation– Army. Saudi Arabia and the UNITED STATES are counted by the Pak Military as their most giant columns of external assistance also as the men inconsistent conserved reliable connections with Turkey and even its armed forces. The present Pakistan Army chief hurried to Riyadh to calm management which has been disturbed with Foreign Minister’s discuss OIC. Nevertheless, Saudi-Pak connections have been strained as Riyadh continues to take a practical sight of geopolitics. It is unthinkable that the Foreign Minister’s outburst versus Saudi Arabia did not have the support of his PM. However, the whole episode did not decrease well with the Pak Army.
Pakistan’s neighbour to West Iran might have criticised the UAE-Israel tranquillity bargain. Still, there are little chances that Iran will undoubtedly join ranks with Pakistan on the issue given historical differences including sectarian distinctions between Tehran as well as Islamabad. Reciprocal ties remain to be lukewarm as well as any feasible return of Taliban to Kabul with Pak Supporting can cast a shadow over Tehran-Islamabad ties as Iran is much from being friendly with a government led by radicals in Kabul.
Imran Khan’s balance sheet on the completion of its 2nd year in power has not been encouraging. Administration stays the central problem area. The head of state had promised to construct a ‘Naya’ Pakistan. However, a substantial cupboard is entirely contrary to the assurance of supplying a wise federal government.
It is an open secret in Pakistan that the safety establishment also runs the foreign policy. This duty is a lot more pronounced under the Khan-led PTI federal government. It was probably for the first time in Pakistan’s history that a Military Chief went along with the PM to a conference with the US president at the White House when they took a trip to fulfil Donald Trump. Khan’s general performance has been lacklustre to state the least. On numerous occasions, the Pak military leadership has been associated with figuring out differences with various other nations arising from some impulsive decisions taken by the prime minister or statements made by his cabinet ministers.
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