Monday 22 August 2016

Future course of Pakistan's foreign policy

Introduction:

It is the foreign policy in which the goals and ambitions are prioritized according to their importance to that particular country and it is also the foreign policy of a country that explains that how that particular country is going to achieve those goals and ambitions. Simply, foreign policy can be termed as a tool to pursue and promote national goals and ambitions. These goals and ambitions are referred as national interests. Every country of the world formulates foreign policy to achieve and protect their national interests. The formulators of the foreign policy keep in view not only the present scenario but also picture the future while formulating the foreign policy. The ideology and believes of the leadership of a country also plays a decisive role in the shaping up of the national policy of a country as they have set their own set of priorities to achieve by the means of their foreign policy for example some leaders consider national economy as their top priority while some are of the view that national security surpasses all other national interests. So the countries with the economy as their priority make a foreign policy that garner more and more economic benefits for their countries this include negotiating free trade agreements, lower trade tariffs and higher export quotas for their products while countries with defense as their priority tries to acquire more sophisticated modern technology to strengthen their defense and negotiate defense pacts and enter certain alliances in order to achieve balance of power. As mentioned above the foreign policy is designed by keeping in mind present as well as future challenges and a foreign policy can be judges as a good foreign policy when it is able to protect a country’s national interests both in short term as well as in the long term. In this blog we will discuss that what should be the future course of Pakistan’s foreign policy as up till now Pakistan has been a security state but now it is the high time to have a paradigm shift and explore new alternatives for the protection and promotion of its national interests.

Pakistan:

Pakistan is a country situated at the cross roads of South Asia, Middle East, Central Asia and China. Pakistan came into being on 14th August 1947 under the leadership of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah and got freedom from Britain. Pakistan is a federation of four provinces namely Punjab, Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa and Sindh. Pakistan follows Parliamentary form of government with Islamabad being its capital. Pakistan has a population of 179.2 million with a GDP of 225.1 billion Dollars[1] which makes Pakistan 6th largest country population wise[2].

Pakistan’s foreign policy; an overview:

The foreign policy of Pakistan can be segregated into various phases in order to understand the reasons behind the formulation of the foreign policy at that point of time, historical over view is important. Following are the phases of Pakistan’s foreign policy:

The Early years (1947-53):

Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah gave two guiding principles to Pakistan for the formulation of the foreign policy. These principles were of friendliness and goodwill towards the nations of the world. The early years of Pakistan were dominated by her problems with India and the efforts to introduce the country to the world community. The problems with India started shortly after Independence as matters such as division of assets of British Indian government including military and financial assets, communal riots, river water dispute and disputes like forceful accession of states of Jonagarh, Hyderabad and Jammu & Kashmir to name a few. India was not the only neighbor that was causing problems to Pakistan. Our neighbor in the west, Afghanistan was also creating problems as it refused to accept Durand line as a permanent border and claimed on the entire N.W.F.P province (now Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa) and adding to this was the only country that opposed Pakistan’s membership of United Nations. Threats like these made Pakistan wary of its security. Following the principles of Quaid Pakistan remained a neutral state and did not join any of the cold war camps but the than Prime minister of Pakistan Liaquat Ali Khan visited United States of America instead of USSR irrespective of latter’s invitation. Pakistan was the first country that recognized Peoples Republic of China in 1950. Pakistan gave allot of importance to its relations with the Muslim world and on every platform Pakistan supported the cause of the Muslims worldwide and took initiatives to unite the Muslim world but her initiatives were met with suspicion but Pakistan was able to stuck good relations with Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Iran.[3]

The Second Phase (1953-1962):

The second phase of Pakistan’s foreign policy saw a paradigm shift as Pakistan from a neutral state jumps in the Western band wagon and joined various pacts involving USA as a guarantor. These pacts were Mutual Defense Assistance pact (1954), South East Asia treaty (1954), Central Treaty Organization (1955) and a Bilateral Agreement of cooperation (1959). Under these pacts Pakistan received military and economic aid from USA. USA initiated these pacts with the sole purpose of containment of communism but for Pakistan there were two basic reasons one being the threat of India while the second was that Pakistan was feeling isolated as the reaction of the Muslim world cannot be termed as encouraging. So, in order to come out of this isolation and overcome the Indian fear Pakistan entered in the Western block. Under the defense pacts Pakistan provided USA with an airbase near Peshawar and this base was used to conduct espionage flight over Moscow, Russia and one such plane was hunt down by the Russians which gave birth to famous U2 incident and added another security threat to the existence of Pakistan as USSR started to support both Afghanistan and India overtly against Pakistan. This can be termed as a cost that Pakistan had to incur after joining the western block other than this the Muslim world also further distance themselves from Pakistan after joining the American led block as they were extremely angry with USA over its support for Israel. During this Pakistan still enjoyed very normal and cordial relationship with China and Iran.[4] The leadership in Pakistan was also not that popular and due to the weak political leadership opportunities for the military and civil bureaucracy aroused and they availed it also. Ayub Khan imposed martial law in Pakistan in 1958 and after that up till now the military has a very powerful say in the matters of foreign relations and foreign policy. One important reason for this dominance is that Pakistan is a national security state.  

Third Phase (1962-71):

In the early 60’s with change in leadership at white house the American policy towards South Asia also changed as they started to project India to counter weight China. For Pakistani leadership all this was a matter of great concern as Pakistan has made most of the world its enemy after joining the western camp so the Pakistani policy makers started to explore options other than alignment with American led block. America further undermined Pakistan in 1962 when after the Indo-Sino border skirmish USA and its allies extensively provided diplomatic as well as military aid to India and this betrayal continued in the war of 1965. Pakistan after getting disappointed from USA successfully improved its relations with USSR, the than President of Pakistan Ayub Khan made visits to the communist country and Pakistan-USSR relations started to improve as both countries  started to explore new avenues of trade and financial cooperation. USSR also hosted Pakistan and India after 1965 war for the peace agreement commonly known as “Tashkent pact”. Pakistan’s relations with China were upwardly mobile and becoming stronger with each passing day. Pakistan and China also successfully demarcated their boundaries. All these steps made Pakistan not fully but a bit free from American influence. This association was not single dimensioned as it included military, financial, social and cultural cooperation.USA discouraged Pakistan from strengthening its ties with China and also withdrawn its major chunk of aid to Pakistan and also imposed military sanctions on both India and Pakistan which damaged Pakistan more than India as until than Pakistan heavily relied on American weaponry though this sanction was lifted just before the 71 war with India but was again imposed once the war started. On the contrary Pakistan helped USA in establishing their relations with China. This phase saw Pakistan fighting two wars with India one in 1965 and the other in 1971. The war of 1971 was more damaging for Pakistan as it ended on dismemberment of Pakistan; USSR sided with India and USA apparently remained neutral. This moment can be termed as the worst in the history of Pakistan’s foreign policy as well as in the national history of Pakistan. Pakistan was alone and isolated as none of its friend came up for her help even China provided diplomatic support to Pakistan but nothing more[5].

Fourth Phase (1972-1979):

In this phase the foreign policy of Pakistan had a complete makeover. After the debacle of East Pakistan, it was decided to adopt the policy of bilateralism and non alignment. Pakistan quitted from Common wealth, CENTO and SEATO and became a member of Non Aligned movement. Pakistani policy makers started to explore new avenues and stared to form relationships with those countries which they earlier neglected. Pakistan worked on establishing economic, trade and diplomatic relations with these countries. Pakistan advocated the problems of the developing countries. At the same time Pakistan maintained good relations with the world powers. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was the architect of Pakistani foreign policy and he used his charismatic personality to diffuse pre war animosity with USSR and USA. Pakistan continued to maintain healthy, friendly and cordial relationship with China and cooperation of both countries continued to grow. Pakistan’s relationship with India also started to become normalize as both countries signed a peace deal in 1972 with India conducting nuclear test in 1974 an imbalance was created in the regional power structure. This also stimulated Pakistan to follow its own nuclear dream. This dream saw severe resistance from USA as she used all possible means to stop Pakistan from becoming nuclear. This phase is significant in this regard as Pakistan started to enjoy good relations with the Muslim world especially the Middle East. These oil rich nations provided Pakistan with economic aid but also provided employment opportunities to Pakistani human power.[6] The end of this phase saw two big historical events as an Islamic revolution in Iran over threw the American favoring Shah while USSR invaded Afghanistan other than these international events an important event took place domestically as Martial law was imposed in Pakistan in 1977.

Fifth Phase (1980-1989):

As mentioned above the year 1979 saw two big events which changed the course of human history especially USSR’s invasion of Afghanistan. Pakistan upon realizing the threat started to support Afghan Mujahedeen that were fighting against the occupying Communist forces. Pakistan not only hosted more than 3 million Afghan refugees but also provided military assistance to the Mujahedeen that were fighting against the USSR. Pakistan also successfully garnered the support for the Mujahedeen. USA also started to support Pakistan on the issue of Afghanistan and provided Pakistan with financial and military aid so that Pakistan can support the Mujahedeen as well as bear the burden of the refugees and the Americans for the time being also ignored Pakistan’s nuclear program but all this changed once USSR got defeated in Afghanistan  and USA left Pakistan alone to bear the financial burden caused by Afghan refugees and also imposed certain sanctions on Pakistan which blocked the way for Pakistan to get financial and military aid from USA. Pakistan was deceived again by her friend. Muslim countries and China fully supported Pakistan’s Afghan policy. The relations with India in this phase was a mix bag as there was not 100% animosity and at the same time it can be said that the relationship was not 100% friendly.[7] 

Sixth Phase (1990-2001):

This phase was very hard for Pakistan as she was facing variety of problems primarily because of the Afghan situation as after the eruption of civil war in the country Pakistan had to continue hosting the huge amount of Afghan refugees on its own and after the withdrawal of American support Pakistan’s fragile economy has lacked the capacity to overcome this burden. Other than this, insurgency in Kashmir and its effect on India-Pakistan relations and nuclear tests dominated this phase. Pakistan patronizes and supported Taliban; a fraction of Mujahedeen to lead Afghanistan and they eventually with the help of Pakistan seized power. Their rule in Afghanistan can be termed as best in the history of Pak-Afghan relations as western border was literally secure for the first time in history as for the first time a pro Pakistan government seized power in Afghanistan. Issues like Kargil war and cross border terrorism dominated Pakistan’s relationship with India but the event that changed the outlook of the whole relationship dimension of both the countries was the nuclear tests of May, 1998. This once for all diminished Pakistan’s inferiority to India in the field of defense. This phase ended on another unfortunate event as infamous 9/11 attacks took place in America and changed the dimension of the world politics.[8] In Pakistan this era was of political instability as the political leadership of the country never get time to implement their vision of foreign policy as repeatedly the democratic governments were disposed off  and eventually a coup d’état in 1999 summed up this phase for Pakistan but the military prior to the coup already dominated the foreign policy of the country..    

Seventh Phase (2001-2014):

This is the current ongoing phase of Pakistan’s foreign policy. Pakistan after the 9/11 attacks on USA supported her on her war on terror. USA attacked Afghanistan where Osama bin Laden was hiding who was the man behind the tragic 9/11 attacks. Pakistan once again joined the American led coalition with the bitter memory of past alliances though Pakistan has not supported USA on its war on Iraq. Pakistan had paid heavy toll for this as Afghan war has spilled over to Pakistan and Pakistan is facing a civil war like situation. This entire situation is taking a heavy toll on the economic as well as social life of Pakistanis. There is no rule of law in the country and banned extremist religious outfits are challenging the writ of the government. Osama bin Laden was in Pakistan and then killed in an operation conducted by American forces on Pakistani soil. The Americans are accusing Pakistan of double game at the same time the religious forces in Pakistan are criticizing the government for supporting USA. The relationship with India is also at its all time low after the infamous Mumbai attacks. The sitting Afghan government is anti Pakistan and pro India. Pakistan is considered as a country that does nuclear proliferation and export terrorism. Pakistan’s national image is distorted beyond belief. The country is going through severs economic crunch and resultantly the debt is also increasing. Separatist movement is being run in the Balochistan province with the help of foreign forces. Muslim world once strong base of support is divided on sectarian lines. Under all this negativity USA is withdrawing from Afghanistan by the end of 2014.The foreign policy of Pakistan seems to be clueless and without any direction and Pakistan too is going through a transition phase of some sought as she is gradually becoming democratic after a long phase of martial law but leadership at hand has not shown maturity and still the military influences the foreign policy of the country.     

Future course of Pakistan’s foreign policy:

As discussed above Pakistan has experimented with all sorts of foreign policies; from alignment to non alignment, from neutrality to bilateralism and from security searching country to economic gains garnering but truly speaking security has always been Pakistan’s top national interests and it has made us to do stuff that did not fulfilled the purpose for Pakistan. In today’s world the bifurcation of the cold war does not exists but still there is a segregation in the world basing my argument on the American slogan of war on terror which said that “are you with us or against us?” this explains that in today’s world a country has only two options one to be with USA and second to be against USA. For Pakistan we have experienced both as we are once labeled as non NATO ally and then labeled as a country that double crosses or plays double games with the Americans. From being the most allied ally Pakistan has become the most blamed ally. Pakistan sees it otherwise as they consider themselves as the most betrayed ally. Now, USA is preparing a withdrawal from Afghanistan and once again the alliance between these two countries is about to end but this gives Pakistan an opportunity to have a fresh start and formulate a foreign policy that suits her and her national interests now as it is important to mention here that allying with USA and the world on the war on terror was in the national interests of Pakistan. Before talking of future foreign policy it will be better to conduct a SWOT Analysis of Pakistan.

SWOT Analysis:

SWOT stands for strength, weakness, opportunity and threats. SWOT Analysis is usually conducted at the organizational level to determine internal strengths and weaknesses of the organization and external opportunities and threats that the organization is going to face. Pakistan has also some internal strengths and weaknesses and external opportunities and threats.

Strengths:

1.      Young Population: Pakistan is a country with a population of over 180 million which makes it the 6th largest country in the world population wise and out of those 68% people are below the age of 30 years[9] and such a young population can be very decisive and important to future development of Pakistan.
2.      Geographical setting: Pakistan enjoys quite a significant geographical settings as Pakistan sits on the cross roads of South Asia, Middle East, Central Asia and China.
3.      Large and diverse resources: Pakistan is blessed with natural endowment and fortunately or unfortunately most of it is still unexplored. Some common examples are Thar Coal and Reko diq gold and copper project.
4.      Untapped potential for trade: unlike other economies of the region Pakistan’s potential for trade is still untapped and there are still many avenues that can be explored and with such a large population Pakistan can be an attractive destination for the international trade.

Weaknesses:

1.      Economic problems: Pakistan now a day is going through a severe financial crisis. Law and order situation has taken its toll on Pakistan and has negatively affected foreign direct investment in to Pakistan.
2.      Law and order situation: The law and order situation in Pakistan is grave and multi facial as on one side Pakistan is fighting against extremist TTP and on the other hand is fighting against the separatists in Balochistan.
3.      Poverty: Due to all the bloodshed Pakistan is going through severe economic crisis this all has given rise to poverty in Pakistan as 22.3% population[10] lives below poverty line and this is causing other problems such as illiteracy and tilting towards extremism.
4.      Bad governance: One of the biggest weaknesses that Pakistan is facing is bad governance. The government has not been able to perform its role effectively and this inefficiency is creating problems in both domestic and international level. Pakistan administration has failed to collect taxes and curb corruption which has caused further deterioration in the social and political structure of Pakistan.
5.      Illiteracy: As mentioned above Pakistan has a large population but nearly half of it is illiterate. This makes them useless of some sought as they have no competitive edge and are not skilled so, they become unable to compete at the international level.
6.      Polio virus: Recently WHO declared Pakistani city of Peshawar as an epicenter of Polio virus as the extremist do not let the children have the vaccination. This is a major concern for Pakistan as this will affect her future generation as well as international reputation.
7.      Energy crisis: Pakistan is facing a severe energy shortage which is making an adverse effect on the industrial production directly and the exports indirectly also the energy produced by Pakistan is very expensive which makes the production process more costly for the producers.
8.      Sectarian violence: There is a clear sectarian divide in Pakistan as Shias and Sunnis are at loggerheads with each other and the most unfortunate part is that now it has become violent in nature and both sides have stated to use terrorism against each other.
9.      Large population: Pakistan has a very large population and a the government due to its financial restraints is not able to completely take care of this population and not even trying to control it.   

Opportunities:

1.      Human resource: Pakistan has a large population and many countries of the world especially Middle Eastern and Far Eastern countries are in need of human labor. Pakistan should avail this opportunity and export its human resource to these countries and also explore other markets where its human resource can be made useful and should also work to equip its human product with various skills that are in demand.
2.      Energy corridor: As mentioned above Pakistan sits on a very important geographical location as it is on the cross roads of Central Asia, China, Middle East and South Asia. Pakistan can serve as a energy corridor for the Central Asian states and at the same time can fulfill its own energy requirements.
3.      Trade corridor: Pakistan can also serve as a trade corridor for big producers such as India and China due to its important geographical positioning.   
4.      Consumer market: Pakistan with such a large population can serve as the consumer market for the international manufacturers. Pakistan should work on gaining their attention and made them to invest in the country by formulating user friendly policies.
5.      GSP+:  It is a preferential incentive that is being given to Pakistan by EU under this act Pakistan will be given duty free access to the European markets. Pakistan should make most of it and use this opportunity to stabilize as well as develop the local industry.[11]
6.      Tourism: Pakistan can become a very important tourist destination of the world as Pakistan is blessed from high mountains to lush green fields, from remains of old civilizations to classical architecture. Pakistan is home to everything that a tourist can dream of. Other than the normal tourism Pakistan can also boost the religious tourism as Pakistan is home to the religious destinations of Hindus, Sikhs and Buddhists.
7.      Exploration of new markets: Pakistan should work on exploring new markets for its products and services.

Threats:

1.      International Image: Pakistan is considered to be a terrorist country that exports terrorism and extremism to the world.
2.      Nuclear proliferation: Pakistan is charged with the nuclear proliferation though now the nuclear system is very much secure but still now and then concerns are shown towards the security of the nuclear arsenal.
3.      Cross border terrorism: Afghanistan and India both are Pakistan’s two immediate neighbors blame Pakistan for providing safe sanctuaries to the terrorists that carry out attacks on the soils of these two countries.
4.      Piling debt: Pakistan has piled a large amount of international debt as its own economy is hitting rock bottom and the war on terror is also taking its toll on Pakistan’s economy.
5.      Support for separatist movements: There are many international forces that are supporting separatist movements in Pakistan especially Balochistan.
6.      Human Rights violations: Pakistan is charged with human rights violation as the matter of “missing persons” has gained international attention.
7.       Failed state: The Pakistani image in the world is becoming more of a failed state as from exporting terrorism to polio virus Pakistan is blamed for all.

Suggestions for the future course of foreign policy:

Before presenting any of the recommendations Pakistan’s top most priority should be to overcome its domestic issues as they are hindering Pakistan’s growth as well as the formulation process of the foreign policy. Pakistan should work on formulating policies that address its domestic problems as mentioned above these problems are of different varieties but the most important thing that is required the will of the leadership to solve all these problems and for this they have to unite the people on one platform. The menace of extremism cannot be eradicated overnight but can be curtailed Pakistani leadership should work curbing this menace in Pakistan. After this the financial problems of Pakistan other than the international financial crisis, the bad governance in Pakistan is also a reason behind the financial crunch of the country. The policy makers should explore both domestic and foreign sources to overcome this problem. Once the government overcomes the financial restraints the government should allocate all its energies in the general welfare of the people of Pakistan. It is also the duty of the people to stand by the side of their government and act in the best interest of their country. It can be said that no government can achieve success without the support of its people so it is in the mutual interest of the government and people and in the greater interest of Pakistan that these two cooperate with each other. Now it is the high time that the government should hold the reigns of the foreign policy from the military and the role of the military in foreign policy making should be restricted to mere consultative one. Following are the recommendations for the future course of Pakistan’s foreign policy:     
1.      Pakistan should now concentrate more on its economic upheaval than the security concerns.
2.      Pakistan should try to promote peaceful relations with its neighbors especially India and Afghanistan.
3.      Pakistan should continue its support of Afghan led peace process but at the same time should work on improving its image in the neighboring country this can be done by giving scholarships to young Afghan students in Pakistani educational institutions.
4.      Pakistan should persist to its stance of peaceful coexistence with India and also try to increase people to people contact.
5.      A mechanism should be evolved to solve the contentious issues with India and for this purpose back channel diplomacy should be used and in the mean time measures should be taken to increase the confidence of India on our willingness but all this should be done without undermining Pakistan’s national prestige especially in the issues of distribution of waters.
6.      Pakistan should continue to maintain good and healthy relations with the Muslim world and support their just causes that do not contradict with her own national interest.
7.      Pakistan should not support any move at international and regional level that is against the national interest of Pakistan and should bear international pressure in this regard.
8.      Pakistan should work on improving its image in the international world. This can be done by organizing festivals that showcase Pakistan’s rich culture and promoting tourism in the country by attracting international tourists.
9.      Pakistan should concentrate on developing relations with developing countries especially in Africa as this continent is still untapped and is tipped off that the next century is of Africa. Countries like Ethiopia and Nigeria are one of the fastest growing economies of the world.
10.  Pakistan should negotiate free trade agreements with more and more countries in order to get trade benefits and easier access to the markets of those countries.
11.  Pakistan should arrange for providing human resource to the countries that are in need of it. This will bring economic independence at the local level and will eventually help the government too in the shape of foreign remittance.
12.  Pakistan should also use its foreign policy to isolate the separatist elements by eradicating their foreign handlers and Pakistan should use all the platforms that are required in this regard.
13.  Pakistan is a nuclear state and it should work on getting a nuclear deal similar to Indo-American strategic deal though Pakistan have a nuclear deal with China but Pakistan should aim to secure such deals with other countries too.
14.  Pakistan should campaign to get the membership of the nuclear supplier group as after becoming the member of the group Pakistan will be able to provide nuclear energy to other countries that will help Pakistan to improve its financial position and membership of this group will also add to the positive image of Pakistan.
15.   Pakistan should also rally support of getting membership of regional organizations specially Shanghai Cooperation Council.
16.  Pakistan should also work to form partnerships with the regional organizations such as ASEAN and EU.
17.  Pakistan should continue to play its positive role in the peace keeping forces of the United Nations. This shows Pakistan as a responsible nation of the world and also paints its positive image in the world.
18.  Pakistan should chalk out the means to obtain cheaper energy from its periphery and then try to acquire it in order to fulfill its domestic and industrial requirements.
19.  The embassies and the consulates should be used to promote Pakistani trade as exhibitions should be conducted to show case Pakistani products.
20.  The foreign policy should also aim on garnering support for the causes that are dear to Pakistan. It should target to use international pressure in its favor.
21.  The foreign policy should propagate Pakistan’s investor friendly policies so that it attracts investor to invest in Pakistan. Special trade envoys should be nominated from the local business fraternity in order to create more formal relations with the business community of that particular country.
22.  It should be made sure that more and more grants are being allocated by the international agencies for poverty elimination in Pakistan.
23.  The foreign policy should aim at decreasing hostility with in relations with all the countries of the world.
24.  The foreign policy should help Pakistan to get the technology transfer from other countries so that Pakistan also matches with the pace of the world.
25.  The foreign policy should aim at securing military supplies for the armed forces of Pakistan.
26.  The foreign policy should highlight Pakistan’s sacrifices for the world peaces at the same time accumulate support for Pakistan’s war against terror.
27.  The most important goal of the foreign policy of Pakistan should be to propagate Pakistan’s true face and should aim at diminishing the negativity that surrounds Pakistan.              




[2]World Population, Worldometer.info, http://www.worldometers.info/world-population/
[3] Prof. Dr. Hassan Askari Rizvi, Pakistan’s foreign policy: an overview 1947-2004(PILDAT; 2004), pp.11-12.
[4] Prof. Dr. Hassan Askari Rizvi, Pakistan’s foreign policy: an overview 1947-2004(PILDAT; 2004), pp.13-14.
[5] Prof. Dr. Hassan Askari Rizvi, Pakistan’s foreign policy: an overview 1947-2004(PILDAT; 2004), pp. 15-17.
[6] Prof. Dr. Hassan Askari Rizvi, Pakistan’s foreign policy: an overview 1947-2004(PILDAT; 2004), pp. 18-19.
[7] Prof. Dr. Hassan Askari Rizvi, Pakistan’s foreign policy: an overview 1947-2004(PILDAT; 2004), pp. 20-21.
[8] Prof. Dr. Hassan Askari Rizvi, Pakistan’s foreign policy: an overview 1947-2004(PILDAT; 2004), pp. 21-23.

[9] Murtaza.Amir, PAKISTAN: Need to create healthy activities and potential opportunities for youth, Asian Human rights commission, June 10, 2013, http://www.humanrights.asia/opinions/columns/AHRC-ETC-024-2013

[11]GSP Plus: EU grants duty-free market access to Pakistani goods”, Express Tribune, December 12, 2013.


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