67gfpr10.31703/gfprGlobal Foreign Policies Reviewgfpr2788-502X2788-5038Humanity PublicationsPakistan39410210.31703/gfpr.2022(V-III).0545711.0articlePakistan's Alignment with the US: An Analysis of Costs and BenefitsIshfaqUroosaConceptualizationWriting – original draftShahSyed AliWriting – review & editingHaroonMuhammadWriting – review & editingDepartment of Political Science, Shaheeed Benazir Bhutto Women University PeshawarLecturerKPPakistan& Chairman, Department of Pakistan Studies, Abdul Wali Khan University MardanAssistant ProfessorKPPakistanM.Phil. Scholar, National Institute of Pakistan Studies (NIPS), Quaid-i-Azam UniversityIslamabadPakistanCorresponding Author: Uroosa Ishfaq, Lecturer, Department of Political Science, Shaheeed Benazir Bhutto Women University Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.
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There have been many ups and downs in relations between the US and Pakistan, with divergent and convergent concerns. Each country has tried to influence the other with its own specific needs and goals. The main goal of Pakistan's alliance with the US was to secure its security against India and to receive significant financial and military support from the US. In this context Pakistan joined the US sponsored alliances. The paper attempts to examine the impacts of alliances on Pakistan during its alignment with theUS.
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There have been many ups and downs in relations between the US and Pakistan, with divergent and convergent concerns. Each country has tried to influence the other with its own specific needs and goals. The main goal of Pakistan's alliance with the US was to secure its security against India and to receive significant financial and military support from the US. In this context Pakistan joined the US sponsored alliances. The paper attempts to examine the impacts of alliances on Pakistan during its alignment with theUS.
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