Pakistan Searches for Better US Ties

CPEC boondoggle pushes Islamabad closer to the west but at a possible cost

By: Salman Rafi Sheikh

In the wake of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan and Washington’s search for military bases in the region to ‘manage’ the war without any direct physical presence, Pakistan’s relations with the US are expected to undergo a transition to a more enduring military alliance than has been the case in past few years.

The imperative of r…