Pakistan in trouble but still have many options to exercise

Islamabad: Pakistan seems to be in a situation which may be best described."Between the deep sea and devil" but due to its strategic location it still have a lot of cards to play.Iran is ready to solve energy needs of Pakistan and Pakistan may ignore US concerns in this regard if it is pushed to the wall. China may also like to help Pakistan economically and also its defence needs as China may feel threatened if American and Indian influence increases in this region.China knows that there are clear signs that it is being encircled.The most dangerous option with Pakistan is "Nuclear option" and perhaps it may not hesitate to use this option if there is threat to its very existenceThe only thing Pakistan needs is bold leadership and present leadership do not respond to the needs of the hour,it is more likely that this leadership will be replaced with a more hardline leadership which may opt out of Alliance against so called war against terrorism and revisit pakistan whole foreign policy and also get rid of dependence on foreign powers for its economic problems.

Terrorism and U.S. Foreign Policy

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