foreign affair of pakistan
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3 What is Foreign Policy?
“The foreign policy is establishment and development of relations with other countries in order to protect the national interest by taking appropriate steps at International level.”
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4According to Quaid-e-Azam
“Our Foreign Policy is one of friendliness and goodwill towards all the nation of the world. We don’t cherish aggressive design against any nation or country. We believe in principle of honest and fair play in nation and international design and are prepared to make our utmost contribution to promotion of peace and prosperity among the nation of the world. Pakistan will never be found lacking in extending its material and moral support to the oppressed and suppressed people of the world and in upholding the principle of the UN charter.”
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5 Objectives
Develop a friendly relationship.
Safeguard National Security and Geo-Strategic Interest.
Economic development.
Defense of Ideological frontiers.
Preservation of Political
Independence.
Utilization of Natural Resources.
Control of Terrorism. Nuclear policy.
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6 Principle
– Peaceful Co-existence.
– Unity among Muslim World.
– Non-Alignment
– International and Regional Corporation.
– United Nation Charter.
– Non-Interference in Internal affair.
– Non-Aggressive and Deweaponisation.
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7 Importance
– Second Largest Muslim Country.
– Only Nuclear Power Muslim country.
– Geostrategic Location.
– 45th Largest GDP.
– 25th Largest Purchasing Power.
– Defense Budget $6.98 Billion.
– Role in International Politics.
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9Relation with China
– Initiated in 1950.– Since 1962 two countries have regularly exchanged high-level visits resulting in a variety of agreement– The PRC has provided economic, military and technical assistance to Pakistan and each consider the other a close
strategic ally.– Bilateral relations: An initial Chinese policy of neutrality to a partnership that links a smaller but militarily powerful
Pakistan.a. Diplomatic relations were established in 1950.b. Military assistance began in 1966c. A strategic alliance was formed in 1972 andd. Economic co-operation began in 1979. Chinese has become Pakistan’s largest supplier of arms and its third-largest trading partner. Recently, both nations have decided to co-operate in improving Pakistan’s civilian nuclear program. China supports Pakistan’s opposition to the Soviet Union's intervention in Afghanistan and is perceived by Pakistan as a
regional counterweight to NATO and the US. China supports Pakistan’s stance on Kashmir while Pakistan supports China on the issues of Xinjiang, Tibet, and Taiwan
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10Chinese co-operation with Pakistan has reached economic high points, with substantial Chinese investment in Pakistani
Infrastructural expansion including the Pakistani deep Water-port at Gwader.
Both countries have an ongoing free trade agreement.Pakistan has served as China’s main bridge between Muslim countries.Pakistan also played an important role in bridging the communication gap
b/w China and the West by facilitating the 1972 Nixon visit to China.
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11Relationship with India
Pakistan foreign policy is mainly guided by relationship with India.a. India happen to be our door enemy.b. Most of our budget spend in defense due India, to keep an equilibrium in the region. Pakistan’s relations with India are source of concern and conflict in the region, specially since the two
countries have gone nuclear recently. After the dissolution of the British Raj in 1947, two new soverign nations were:a. India emerged as secular nation with Hindu Majority population and a large Muslims minority whileb. Pakistan was established as an Islamic Republic with a overwhelming Muslim majority population.c. Kashmir dispute and numerous military conflict fought b/w the two nations. Soon after their independence, India and Pakistan established diplomatic relations, but the violent
partition and numerous territorial disputes would overshadow their relationship
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12 Kashmir Issue
o India and Pakistan have fought at least 3 war over Kashmir.
o Indo-Pakistani Wars of 1947,1965 and 1999
o Main reason for the dispute over Kashmir is water. Kashmir is the origin point for many rivers and tributaries of the Indus River basin.
o The river tributaries are the Jhelum and Chenab rivers, which primarily flow into Pakistan while other branches, the Ravi, Beas, and the Sutlej irrigate
northern India
o And also as majority of the population is Muslim so Pakistan claims there right to govern Kashmir.
Background Story
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13Relation with Afghanistan– Afghanistan-Pakistan relations initiated in August 1947.
– Like India, relationship with Afghanistan, have always been troublesome.
a. During the days of communist Soviet Union, the Afghan government had bitter attitude towards Pakistan.
b. Pakistani visitors were harassed and tracked inside Afghan.
Despite being a Muslim country, Afghanistan was the only country which didn’t recognized Pakistan.
Pakistan shares a long and poorly marked boarder;
The problem is close relations b/w the fiercely-independent Pashtun peoples who live on both side of the boarder.
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14Relation with Iran
– Iran was the first nation to recognize Pakistan.
• People has close geopolitical and cultural linkage with Iran.
– Few issues sometimes strains the relationship.
• Pakistan is more closer to Saudi Arabia and KSA have religious conflict with Iran as Iran is country with Shia majority.
• Pakistan and Iran supported opposing factions in the Afghan conflicts.
– Pakistan pursues an active diplomatic relationship with Iran.
• Pakistan also supports Iran’s use of Nuclear Technology for peaceful purposes.
• In 2006, Pakistan, Iran and India agreed to start work on IPI gas line.
