Pakistan’s Policy Towards US Under Zia and Musharraf Regimes
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2015
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UMT.Lahore
Abstract
Pakistan’s democratic evolution was disrupted many times by military rule. Consequently Pakistan’s foreign policy towards US also witnessed many upheavals as despite democracy military dictatorship remained more constant which spanned almost forty years. This research focuses on the dynamics of Pakistan’s foreign policy towards United States during the regimes of Zia and Musharraf and how military rule by these two Generals determined the shape of these internal relations. The research describes after analyzing how these took decisions crucial for Pakistan’s stance towards US, the commonalities in their decisions and the short term and long term repercussions of those policies they adopted during their dictatorships to save national as well as their own vested interests.