Pakistan versus carved out in history in the desperate urgency. It came into existence with horrible loss of life, property and migration of millions of dazed and destitute men, women and children. The cost was heavily paid in terms of human suffering. But what the Muslims wanted and what they achieved was a homeland of their own.
No post-war Nation has been written of more regularly than Pakistan-with numerous setbacks, crises and turmoil of gigantic magnitude, it has so far been able to survive. Kids survival remains a profound mystery to outside observers. The forecast may reflect the worst about Pakistan, but its survival is a testament to the resilience geographcal location and its particular ideology.
Pakistan's geo-strategic importance can be best understood in the regional and global perspective. In geographical terms,. It's is surrounded by 4 countries: Afghanistan, Iran, India and China, each of which is a major player in international politics. In one where or the other, Pakistan is vital for these countries and this razors its international statur. Afghanistan which is now the focus of world's attention is generally regarded as the breeding ground for all the international terrorism, militancy and opium production and the whole world including the US realise the fect that no peace is possible in Afghanistan without the active support and cooporation of Pakistan.
Troubles began in Afghanistan with the soviet invasion in 1979, which led to a hoge influx of refugees to Pakistan. Pakistan plate as safe heavens for us and its NATO allies as well as far Afghan refugees.
Following a soviet with drawl from Afghanistan so-called Afghan jihad which was sponsored and financed by the west and its Arab allies received unequivocal support from resident Zia-ul-Haq's military regime and the countries religious parties most notably the Jamaat-e-Islami, in the hope that a pro-Pakistan government in Afghanistan might be helpful in checking the growing Indian influence in the region.
With this purpose in mind, Pakistan setup and supported Islamist Taliban from the beginning of 1990s with the aim to over shadow Indian influence in religion and religious fundamental ideology. It is there for not surprising that Pakistan was one of the few countries to recognize the new Afghan government when Taliban took power in Kabul in 1996.
Yet in the wake of attacks of 11 September 2001, Pakistan was forced to abandon it's protege regime in Afghanistan and cooperate with the US in the fight against transactional terrorism.
Now the US and NATO troops fighting in Afghanistan are well aware that they are heavily dependent on Pakistan for winning the war in Afghanistan. As Pakistan providers the assist and cost effective route for the provision of NATO supplies to the forces in Afghanistan, more over being a land locked country, Afghanistan has to rally heavily on Pakistan for its cross border trade and economy. At present Pakistan is facing at extremely volatile situation, which has become a throat for its on existence. Fighting a proxy war for us in Afghanistan for nearly four decades has completely destroyed the economic and social fabric of country.
Pakistan and Iran have enjoyed the best time till topping of Shah's rule as both countries were under the US influence. Iran has been persistently enduring economic sensation for more than three decades after Islamic revolution.
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