May it be offering an olive branch to India or sending fresh bouquets to China & KSA or dispatching greeting cards to the US and EU, the success of the new PM’s Foreign Policy would largely depend on the performance of the Foreign Service of Pakistan. The apparently divided and politically polarised nation needs immediate pro-active measures not only on the economic front but also in the realm of Foreign Policy. PM may wish to require the Foreign Office and all Ambassadors to explain afresh to the world what Pakistan actually stands for. Last but not least, the Foreign Minister may let the Foreign Office run independent of his or her ‘constituency politics and constraints’. Perhaps, these steps will enable the ailing Foreign Service of Pakistan in weaning off the ventilator.

Source: The Nation April 17, 2022 23:22 UTC