Biden is more likely to be the US presidential candidate as the Establishment's favorite candidate to shape Pakistan's foreign policy.
Leading diplomat Abdul Basit, who served as Pakistan's ambassador to New Delhi for three years, confirmed that the Pakistani establishment was more pro-Biden and wanted him to win the US presidential election, as Islamabad expected. Biden's views are close to those of the US security establishment.
Biden's success will in practice mean a real understanding of the problems in our region, while on the contrary, it is not possible to say with certainty about President Trump.
He said that the days were gone when the Pakistani government used to openly express its support for the presidential candidate of its choice in the US presidential election. "Today is the time when people on both sides are really examining their interests and moving forward in their light."
The Pakistani government's inclination toward Biden this time is due to the fact that Biden is closer to the thinking of the US security establishment, especially in Afghanistan.
We are facilitating US talks with the Taliban and in return we expect them to urge India not to create problems for us in Balochistan and other border areas with Afghanistan, Basit said. We expect the United States to save us in the FATF case as well. We are definitely negotiating with Washington on this.
Donald Trump is working on what he will leave behind in the US and around the world after being re-elected, President. This could mean that Washington puts pressure on Islamabad for Pakistan to recognize Israel.
It is also possible that Trump will use Pakistan to resume talks with India. This will be its success in South Asia. As far as proximity to India is concerned, Joe Biden was the man who
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