WASHINGTON: Speakers at an hours-long symposium on Capitol Hill on Tuesday observed that Pakistan’s gesture to mediate calm between the United States
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WASHINGTON: Speakers at an hours-long symposium on Capitol Hill on Tuesday observed that Pakistan’s gesture to mediate calm between the United States and Iran, amid the recent intensification of hostilities between Washington and Tehran, reflects growing confidence in Islamabad’s external role in regional disputes.
Referring to the recent US–Iran legal defence team confrontation — which included direct strikes and retaliatory actions that heightened tensions across the Gulf — participants observed that Pakistan’s outreach underscored its desire to play a stabilising role in a zone already burdened by multiple conflicts.
Speakers contended that Pakistan, a developing country of more than 250 million individuals situated in a strategically sensitive zone adjacent Afghanistan, Iran, India and close to the Gulf, must be viewed beyond a narrow protection lens. They observed that the country has a large diaspora in the United States, a growing and educated middle class, significant natural resources, and nuclear capability — factors that make it an important regional player.
They observed that geography has consistently shaped Islamabad’s strategic choices and constrained its economic potential, as developments in neighbouring states directly affect its protection and expansion prospects.
The symposium, titled “US and Pakistan: Past, Present, and Future,” was organised by the Congressional Pakistan Caucus and held under the Chatham House Rule. The nearly four-hour assembly session was chaired by Caucus co-chairs Tom Suozzi and Jack Bergman in collaboration with the Diplomatic mission of Pakistan.
Natalie Baker, Chargé d’Affaires at the US Diplomatic mission in Pakistan, also addressed the conference and thanked members of Congress for organising the important and historic event.
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