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PAKISTANS STATE SOVEREIGNTY IN THE LIGHT OF SAUDI ARABS OVERT DICTATION

03 Pages : 20-26

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gpsrr.2019(II-I).03      10.31703/gpsrr.2019(II-I).03      Published : Dec 2019

Pakistan's State Sovereignty in the Light of Saudi Arab's Overt Dictation

    Historically Pakistan's relations with Saudi Arab have been concerted and coordinated on the basis of calculated strategy, except for the few exceptions. Pakistan had maintained friendly ties with Saudi Arab but with time Saudi Arab started playing more assertive role in relation to Pakistan. Since inception Pakistan tends to look towards the Saudi Arab due to cultural orientation of its public. The unprecedented transition in paradigm of Pak-Saudi relations came when Saudi Arab assumed the role of major economic aid donor. Today, the role of Pakistan can be described as 'shatter belt' vis-a-vis major powers. Pakistani an attempt to pull itself out of Western influence relied on Saudi Aid which resulted in explicit dictation of Saudi Arab.The internal weakness of Pakistan extended the opportunity for accepting external pressure which compromised the sovereignty of state directly and placed Pakistan in compliant position in relation to Saudi Arab. This paper will divulge the unique relations of Saudi Arab and Pakistan by dissecting the dimensions of Saudi Arab's political, economic and cultural influence on Pakistan. It will also illume the Saudi hegemonic policies in which Pakistan adjusts and influenced to revise its own policy choices. This paper will dwell on the way forward in Pak-Saudi relations in order to restore balance and maintain sovereignty of the state.

    Pak-Saudi Relations, Sovereignty, Hegemonic Strategy, Balance, Mutual Dependence
    (1) Asma Batool
    M.PHIL, Department of IR, NDU Islamabad, Pakistan.

Cite this article

    CHICAGO : Batool, Asma. 2019. "Pakistan's State Sovereignty in the Light of Saudi Arab's Overt Dictation." Global Pakistan Studies Research Review, II (I): 20-26 doi: 10.31703/gpsrr.2019(II-I).03
    HARVARD : BATOOL, A. 2019. Pakistan's State Sovereignty in the Light of Saudi Arab's Overt Dictation. Global Pakistan Studies Research Review, II, 20-26.
    MHRA : Batool, Asma. 2019. "Pakistan's State Sovereignty in the Light of Saudi Arab's Overt Dictation." Global Pakistan Studies Research Review, II: 20-26
    MLA : Batool, Asma. "Pakistan's State Sovereignty in the Light of Saudi Arab's Overt Dictation." Global Pakistan Studies Research Review, II.I (2019): 20-26 Print.
    OXFORD : Batool, Asma (2019), "Pakistan's State Sovereignty in the Light of Saudi Arab's Overt Dictation", Global Pakistan Studies Research Review, II (I), 20-26