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I am of the view that while he people of Gilgit Baltistan have attained considerable self-rule, they thould now be provided an opportunity to join Pakistan as a regular province of the country, pending final settlement of Kashmir dispute.
@aizaz1101 insightful analysis !!!
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@aizaz1101 insightful analysis !!!
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In my view, the people of GB have rightly been disappointed that despite serious doubts on several territories of GB even being a part of the Kashmir state, and despite the deep-seeded desire of the people of the GB to be treated as an integral part of Pakistan.
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I have long maintained that not embracing a people who wish to be with Pakistan was not a wise course of action. We should not keep the people of GB and AJK waiting indefinitely for a promise that was made to them through the UNSC resolutions that India refuses to abide by.
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On 26 September 2014, US Vice President Joe Biden met PM Sharif on sidelines of the UNGA session.
He asked PM
"What would Pakistan want out of the relationship (with the US)?"
Not expecting such an abrupt start, Nawaz Sharif asked Sartaj Aziz to respond,
Who
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He asked PM
"What would Pakistan want out of the relationship (with the US)?"
Not expecting such an abrupt start, Nawaz Sharif asked Sartaj Aziz to respond,
Who
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who recounted the efforts made by Pakistan to defeat terrorism in Pakistan, the huge financial and human losses we had suffered, and the critical role that the Zarb-e-Azb Operation was playing in eliminating the forces of terrorism from our region.
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A month later, on 26 September, US Vice President Joe Biden met Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on the sidelines of the UNGA session.
Biden was in a relaxed and jovial mood and warmly shook hands with the Prime Minister and four of us who were accompanying the Prime Minister.
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Biden was in a relaxed and jovial mood and warmly shook hands with the Prime Minister and four of us who were accompanying the Prime Minister.
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My relations with the Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif were frosty and distant. Sartaj Aziz and I mostly communicated with him through Tariq Fatemi, whom the Prime Minister seemed to trust. Things came to a head over an incident that occurred in May 2015.
I was
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I was
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speaking at a seminar on strategic issues to a fairly sizable audience. The moment I stepped down from the podium, a horde of journalists dashed towards me and asked for my views on a strong statement that had just been issued by the ISPR on Indian involvement in Pakistan.
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My immediate reaction was that there was enough intelligence to suggest that Indian elements were indeed involved in generating instability in Pakistan.
Instantly, my statement, along with that of the ISPR, were splashed across television screens.
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Instantly, my statement, along with that of the ISPR, were splashed across television screens.
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THREAD—
150/1000 #1000booksby2030
▪️Title: #DiplomaticFootprints
▪️Genre: Memoir
▪️Published: 2021
▪️Author: Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhary
▪️Print: Hardcover
▪️Description: Offers commentary & first hand accounts on Pakistan’s FP from perspective of an experienced diplomat. @aizaz1101
150/1000 #1000booksby2030
▪️Title: #DiplomaticFootprints
▪️Genre: Memoir
▪️Published: 2021
▪️Author: Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhary
▪️Print: Hardcover
▪️Description: Offers commentary & first hand accounts on Pakistan’s FP from perspective of an experienced diplomat. @aizaz1101
FP decision-making entails making difficult choices; sometimes they fare well, and sometimes not. Where and why did Pakistan succeed in its foreign policy decisions, and where and why did it not? How did it navigate its alliances, cope with deceptions & disappointments?
How effectively did the Foreign Service of Pakistan assist the country's leadership in navigating Pakistan's ties with the outside world, and particularly with some of its most sensitive relationships, including India, China, the US, Afghanistan, and others?
