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EX CL USIVE INTERVIE W
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

The world today is quite
“complex, but Pakistan has

managed to balance its
diplomacy, its security, and

its strategic interests. The

reason for this is that
Pakistan, first of all, in this

world of turbulence and

transformation, has
demonstrated its ability,

willingness, and readiness
to preserve, promote, and

protect Pakistan's own
national sovereignty and

national defense “

Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed

Former Chairman of the Senate Defence Committee
Former Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting

and Chairman, Pakistan-China Institute (PCI)

ICMA: Pakistan is often seen as a mediator in harmony and promote regional economic connectivity in
regional con icts. How can it use its strengths to the most strategic part of the world.
take a leading role?
ICMA: In today's complex world, how should Pakistan
Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed: Pakistan is already balance diplomacy, security, and its strategic interests?
leveraging its location in the most strategic part of the world.
Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed: Yes, the world today is
It plays a proactive role with broader outreach to different
quite complex, but Pakistan has managed to balance its
countries, including major powers like China and the United
diplomacy, its security, and its strategic interests. The reason
States, regional powers like Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey, as
for this is that Pakistan, rst of all, in this world of turbulence
well as countries like Russia and the Central Asian Republics.
and transformation, has demonstrated its ability,
So, using these strengths, Pakistan has the credibility that it
does not carry any extra baggage and does not have any willingness, and readiness to preserve, promote, and protect
agenda of its own. Its only agenda is to strengthen unity and Pakistan's own national sovereignty and national defense.

7 ICMA’s Chartered Management Accountant, Mar-Apr 2026