ISLAMABAD: Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed has said that the relationship between Pakistan and the US is seen as tactical while Pakistan’s relationship with China has been strategic and more resilient.
Senator Mushahid who is also the Chairman of the Senate’s Defence Committee made these comments in a Seminar conducted by the Center for Islam and Global Affairs (CIGA) in Istanbul.
“Pakistan is one country (in the region) which is willing to communicate (with the US) on the basis of equality and reciprocity. If you (US) want to really build peace, security and stability in the region. The road lies through Islamabad,” Senator Mushahid said.
Commenting on Pakistan’s overall role, the maverick lawmaker held that there was a lot of resilience and clarity in Pakistan’s overall role.
“The Joe Biden administration in Washington is a holdover of the Obama administration. It is a continuation of that worldview,” he held, stating that that messing up the Muslim world, the US say that they will now take on China.
Senator Mushahid termed Pakistan’s bilateral relations with China“a model relationship that has withstood changes in the region, world, within China and within Pakistan.”
According to him, the US has taken a decision to promote and prop up India militarily, politically and strategically which is a decision that originated from President Obama’s regime.
“They have made one fundamental choice, i.e. India, that is seen as the main enemy of Pakistan, is their best friend in the region. That is the US choice,” Turkey’s Anadolu Agency quoted him as saying.
However, he held that Pakistan’s relationship with China was not directed against anyone and that Pakistan sought to have relations with other countries and have an outreach.
Reiterating his earlier stance that the world would now witness an “Asian Century”, Senator Mushahid who previously served as the Chairman of the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee said: “Pakistan says don’t see the world in bloc politics and the world is seeing a transformation in the balance of economic and political power from West to Asia. It is a century of Asia.”
