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Less than a month after Shehbaz Sharif was sworn in as the 24th Prime Minister of Pakistan, he received a letter from US President Joe Biden which immediately became a subject of newspaper headlines and TV talk shows in Pakistan. Beginning the letter with ‘Dear Mr. Prime Minister’ was significant as it indicated that the US administration recognized the new government in Pakistan despite the contention of some parties. The letter was also extraordinary because there was no such exchange of pleasantries with President Biden during the two previous governments including Imran Khan’s which lasted for about four years and the other led by Shehbaz Sharif himself which had replaced Khan’s government.

During all this time, there were speculations about the lack of direct communication at the top level although Khan, a cricket hero turned politician, had earlier undertaken an official visit to the US at the invitation of President Donald Trump.

The second reason which made Biden’s letter extraordinary is that relations between the two governments considerably soured toward the end of Khan’s rule when he publicly........

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