by Jamal Shahid in Dawn, November 16th, 2023
• Kakar says India ‘flirting with West’ in bizarre attempt to contain China
ISLAMABAD: Talking about the situation on the western border, caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar on Wednesday defended the policy of repatriating illegal Afghan immigrants, saying that issues would start to settle the day Kabul would have a legitimate government.
He acknowledged that non-state actors were posing a security threat to Pakistan, while identifying the lax implementation of the rule of law, weak governance, proxy warfare, weak economy and low preference to human development as the main causes of internal strife.
The caretaker prime minister expressed these views while speaking at the Margalla Dialogue, organised by Islamabad Policy Research Institute (IPRI) with the theme of ‘Evolving World Environment: Chartering the Course for our Future’.
Attempt to ‘contain China’
Talking about new regional security alliances such as QUAD, the Indo-Pacific strategy, and the rise of China and Pakistan’s strategic alliance with Beijing, PM Kakar said India was flirting with the West in a bizarre attempt to contain China.
He refuted the impression that Pakistan should choose between China and the United States, and advocated a foreign policy that took into account tangibles on both sides and was balanced in approach………….
https://www.dawn.com/news/1789743/issues-will-start-to-settle-down-once-legitimate-govt-comes-to-kabul-pm
