Actually any speck of common sense dictates that Pakistan and India are natural friends. This fight is senseless. For heavens sake we are virtually the same people, have been for thousands of years. There are no two nations so alike as these two. The pickle in the middle is Kashmir. Neither of the two will back down from their respective claims on the issue.
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We would also be greatful if you felt the same for your western neighbors...
I think the partnership would be more of a geo-stratigic and geo-political nature. Pakistan is not energy deprived by any means. We have all the oil we need (Saudia deals with us under the table, with subsidies), we have enormous natural gas reserves and oil and gas is already being imported from Iran (You might remember the Iran-Pak gas line). And im not counting the untapped reserves of oil and gas inside Pakistan. The civilian nuclear tech is already being worked on with collaboration of the Chinese.
ps: The electrical power shortage is due to other f**k ups. Interesting fact: our power generation plants arent even working at normal capacity due to these f**k ups. Many arent operating at all.
Actually id call this a pretty good judgment call back then. Firstly half the Baluchistan, so to speak, i.e. Baluchi population is in fact a part of Iran (like half of punjab belongs to India and half to us). The entire ethnic and cultural Baluchistan is not and has not ever been a part of Pakistan. We share it with Iran. Secondly these lands "gifted" to China and Iran were and still are geographically more a part of these respective countries than Pakistan and they hold little to no significant importance for us. The Goras indulged in many an atrocity when they were here. These lands did rightfully belong to them, we didnt just give them away because we were in a benevolent mood. Thirdly look at what we gained by settling these disputes. Look at what China is today for us. Not only did we gain peaceful borders but we gained an amazing friend. Iran too before the revolution was undoubtedly quit a close friend of ours, they were indeed the first ones to recognize us.