'Peacemaker Pakistan': Reality or facade?
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“Although the high-stakes US-Iran talks in Islamabad on April 11-12 failed to deliver a peace deal, Pakistan's proactive role in mediating a global conflict was much appreciated internationally.”
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“The Iranian delegation thanked Islamabad for facilitating the talks, the United States president, Donald Trump, also lauded Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir for their efforts.”
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“They are very extraordinary men and continuously thank me for saving 30 to 50 million lives in what would have been a horrendous war with India,”
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“For the moment, the negotiations between Iran and the US are stalled, but there is still a chance that they could be revived in the coming days before the ceasefire deadline on April 22.”
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“China hosted a week-long round of talks between Kabul and Islamabad to end ongoing hostilities between the two.”
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“Ties between the Taliban rulers in Kabul and Islamabad have deteriorated since the Islamist group seized power in Afghanistan in 2021 following the withdrawal of US-led international troops from the war-torn country.”
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“Since last year, Kabul and Islamabad have been engaged in a direct war with the Pakistani air force, which is targeting what it describes as 'militant hideouts' inside Afghanistan.”
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“Ties with India remain fraught after the May 2025 military escalation over the Pahalgam attacks in India-administered Kashmir.”
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“Pakistan was playing the role of a peacemaker internationally, while China hosted a week-long round of talks between Kabul and Islamabad to end ongoing hostilities between the two.”
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“The Taliban regime is cozying up to New Delhi, making Islamabad furious.”
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“Pakistan is not a peacemaker either by ideology or by necessity. The ideological basis of the Pakistani state rests on India's animosity.”
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“The current tension with Kabul is partly an extension of this India-centric approach as the Taliban regime is cozying up to New Delhi, making Islamabad furious.”
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“China hosted a week-long round of talks between Kabul and Islamabad to end ongoing hostilities between the two.”
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“While the mediation in US–Iran tension creates diplomatic space, managing Afghanistan is about stability. This approach reflects constraint, not a double standard.”
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“Pakistan wants regional relevance but faces problems it cannot easily solve.”
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“Islamabad's engagement with the US-Iran situation and its tensions with Afghanistan operate in different contexts.”
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“The former is low-risk diplomacy where Pakistan can play a facilitating role; the latter is an immediate security challenge shaped by militancy and border instability.”
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“Peace and reconciliation in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces are imperative.”
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“A functioning democracy is vital for Pakistan to brand itself as a global peacemaker.”
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“The imprisonment of Khan, calling it 'anti-democratic.'”
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“Foreign policy mirrors domestic politics.”
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“Islamabad's actions are 'shaped less by choice and more by the limits of its strategic environment.'”
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