Forign policy of pakistan

Forign policy can be defined as the connections or association amoungst the

sovereign states.the forign policy usually nrefered to as a general principle by which
a state governs it re action to the international environments.

The location of Pakistan with it linkages with the west and the central asia it curtural
and ideological orientation as well as circumstance surrounding its birth culminating
in the partition of the Indian sub continent make the of fashioning a rational
approach to international affairs complex and difficult.the war with it hostile
neighbour the loss of it eastern part its policy with regard to afganistan and its
friendship and its dependence with usa constitute the salient elements of its forign
relation.to these may be added close linkj with china and the muslim countrys
specially Saudi Arabia gulf states iran turkey.

Another very importance factor has been a weak and unstable political system and
the emergence of milttay as a dominant polical force making a tasks of forignpolicy
formulating such difficult.

Determinants of Pakistan foreign policy

The forign policy of a country reflects the behavior pattern of a nation based on it
collective wisdom in dealing with other nations

Following five factor play impotant role in the formation of pakistans forign policy.

• Ideological obligation

• Historical legancy

• Geographical location

• The Indian threats

• Economic compulsions

Ideological obligation

Islamic ideology is very important factor in the determinations of Pakistan

Foreign policy. pakistan calls its self a muslim country for two reasons.

Firstly more than 85% of the population adhere as to islam .

Secondly Pakistan was created to meet the irresistible urge of muslims of the sub
continenet to have a homeland of their own where they good implement the
teaching of islam.
Historical legacy
Both india and Pakistan were successor of to an administration which carried
certain defence objectives in the area the sub continent had been the haunt
of foreign invaders from the north since times immemorial Russian
expansion in north west of india and chines presence in north east urge the
british authorites in the subcontinenet to devise a mechanism assuring safty
against the northen threats. The british northens commands at Rawalpindi
the quetta staff training college the extantion of Indian raily line to chaman
and landikotal ,the creation of military force in the trible belt in the north
west and the establishment of a power full intelligence an surveillance
station at Peshawar are but a few instances regard. The decision makers of
Pakistan foreign policy always sought western assistance to stem the
Russian advance towards their territory .thought at present there is period in
this threat perception.

Geographical