Pakistan's foreign policy since inception

1. Pakistan's Foreign
Policy
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2. What is
Foreign policy?
Relations between sovereign states.
It is reflection of domestic politics and
an interaction among sovereign states.
It indicates the principles and preferences on
which a country want to establish relations with
another country.

4. Pakistan
Foreign
Policy
The foreign policy of Pakistan sets out in the
way it interacts with foreign nations and to
determine its standard of interactions for its
organizations, corporations and individual
citizens.

6. Objectives of
Pakistan's foreign
policies
Basic goals of Pakistan's foreign policy

7. Maintenance
of territorial
integrity
Safeguarding Pakistan’s internal security is the
first foreign policy objective. A pursuing a policy
of non-interference in other countries’ affairs is
also a primary goal.

8. National
Interests
 The Primary Interest of Pakistan is self-presentation,
Security and wellbeing of its citizens.
 It also includes promotion of Pakistan as a dynamic,
progressive, moderate, and democratic Islamic country.
 The necessary components of Pakistan's national
interests include Physical identity, Political identity and
Cultural identity.
 Variable components include Prosperity, Peace, Ideology,
Justice, Prestige, Aggrandizement and Power.

9. Economic
Developme
nt
 Economic development means increase in national
income or increase in Per-Capita Income
 Economic development is the process that not only effect
economic relations but also social, political and cultural
relations of the Society.
 Economic development is an attack on the chief evils of
the world today i.e. disease, illiteracy, unemployment and
inequality".

10. Maintenanc
e of links
with other
Members
 Keeping cordial and friendly relations with all
countries means peaceful neighborhood; one cannot
achieve economic revival if it has trouble
with its neighbors.
 elations with other members of international community,
and adoption of policy of conflict or co-operation towards
them with a view to promote its own interests i.e.
economic, political, security, social etc.

11. Enhanceme
nt of the
Influence of
the State
 Another aim of foreign policy is the enhancement of the
influence of the state either by expanding its area of
influence or reducing the other states to the position of
dependency

12. Determinants of
Pakistan's foreign
policy

13. Administrat
ive Troika
 Administrative Troika comprises the President of Pakistan,
the Prime Minister and Chief of Army Staff.
 It plays very important role in formulating foreign policy.
 It can approve or disapprove the foreign policy of
Pakistan or can make any change in it.
 However, it is very difficult to deviate from
the previous foreign commitments made by Troika

14. Ministry of
Foreign
Affairs
 It comprises the specialists and experts of foreign policy
and the bureaucrats of high level.
 They prepare foreign policy, keeping in view the
basic objectives and principles of the policy.
 They formulate the policy, plans
and programs regarding the priorities of foreign policy,
and fully cooperate with Troika for its preparation.

15. Intelligence
Agencies
 Pakistan’s intelligence agencies also play very effective
role in the formulation of foreign policy by providing full
information about the objectives
of other countries foreign policies. Keeping in view
these information’s, Pakistan formulates its foreign policy.

16. Political
Parties and
Pressure Grou
ps
 The political parties include the priorities of foreign policy
in their manifestoes, and after their success in the
election, they force the government to change the
priorities of foreign policy according
to the changing scenario in the light of their view
points. Likewise, the pressure groups can also influence
the foreign policy.

17. Parliament
 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs usually prepares the
foreign policy according to the directions of executive and
puts it before the Parliament for
approval. After discussion and debate the parliament
gives approval to it or suggests some change in it.

18. Conclusion
 The objectives of Pakistan's Foreign Policy are rooted in
the country's Islamic ideology, its rich cultural heritage
and historical experience. As an Islamic and non-aligned
country, Pakistan supports Islamic causes and
achieve mentioned above goals which hold out the
promise of a just and equitable world order in which
nations can live in peace and security.