摘要：The revulsion-cum-revolution, though peaceful in essence, on Pakistan’s western frontiers and the Taliban set-up has pitched Pakistan in a leadership role in the region and beyond. For the first time in four decades, it is hoped peace will return to Southwest Asia. The landlocked state which sits on the crossroads of geo-economics, inevitably controlling more than $1,100 of Chinese investment under the Belt and Road Initiative from Central Asia to Africa via Pakistan and Iran, is likely to come to terms with itself and the world at large..
