There is quite a difference between whats on paper and whats on ground. Plz do consider following points too.
(a) CPEC is not limited to China only, rather many more players are bound to come as the strategic location of Gwader is totally irresistible.
(b) While waters wars and water shortage with regards to Pakistan are being pointed out again and again but same guys fail to look inwards towards how water crises have already taking toll on India itself as either quite a many areas are drought hit or the water scarcity is so that special trains had to be dispatch to augment the populace. While in Pakistan even with lots of water still in process of being tapped, we do not face that much scarcity which is bound to doom us. Of course we see figures like 2025 Pakistan as drought hit but these figures are being prolonged with all these small and big projects. Also Kalabagh Dam is not the end and there are lots of other potential being tapped.
(c) With regards to economy firstly we aint racing with anyone but if had survived ALHUMDULILLAH with the worse militancy and internal destabilization since 2001, now with improved law and order situation we are bound to rise again IN SHA ALLAH. Even say if current PML (N) govt aint doing that well but still they are moving us ahead rather than back rolling.
(d) One of the important aspects of the turmoil in the ME is that now investors esp the Pakistani investors who have invested in ME are looking for new avenues and Pakistan is offering quite good options to them and the first sector to receive the investment was Real Estate and the first stop was Karachi. This is just the beginning.
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@HAKIKAT pointed out that Turkey always stands by side of Pakistan and with passage of time the bond between the two is getting more and more stronger. The same Turkey is helping us building influence in Central Asia and the same is evident with Pakistan's growing ties with Central Asian countries.
(d) One way or the other Chahbahar may not benefit India that much as is would benefit us as the same inroads financed and constructed by India would be used by Pakistan to access Central Asian countries in one way or the other.
(e) US had always been a very untrustworthy ally of Pakistan but our engagement with them would never be curtailed come what may. At the same time we are warming up with Russia but of course not at the cost of India.
(f) Kashmir did see quite a decline in violence but the recent uptake can not be ignored. The fact is that this uptake is more indigenous one with more locals joining in and even local population protecting them in quite many instance and this is bound to expand one way or the other as now with cross border help at minimum levels, locals are themselves taking arms.
Apparently we are facing problems here but these are the end one which we have been facing esp since 2001. In short the doom and gloom picture presented by the authors is lacking on ground realities and circling more around IFs and Buts. Its not Pakistan of 2001 but here we are seeing a new Pakistan rising from ashes.