Pakistan and the United States are considered to be natural allies at the diplomatic level due to many common values. Pakistan’s first prime minister Liaquat Ali Khan, despite an invitation from the Soviet Union, decided to visit Washington to establish cordial relations with the world champion of democracy, human rights and civil liberties. Since then, every Pakistani leader has tried hard to develop close relations with the US.

However, bilateral ties between the two allied countries have also suffered from setbacks due to various factors. There have been numerous such occasions in the past when both sides became very close to each other. Similarly, both countries also openly expressed reservations and mistrust towards each other in the past.

A recent example regarding these complex relations is Resolution 901 in the US Congress, which was passed on June 25, 2024 with an overwhelming majority. Reiterating the need for free and transparent elections, the resolution acknowledged that on February 8 this year, hundreds of thousands of........

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