Well, it's safe to say that without Pakistan's huge contributions to the Afghan Soviet war the outcome could have been quite a lot different. Germany recognized Pakistan's role in the defeat of the Soviet union and sent Pakistan the 1st brick of the Berlin war and other gifts as a thank you. The Afghan Taliban till this day is loyal to Pakistan as it recognizes the help that Pakistan gave to them in their war against the Soviet Union.
However, on the other hand, Pakistan was not a country of its own mind at the time, as the US had a strong influence within the country and the CIA and other organizations acted with total freedom.
In reality, it was the Petrol Dollar System in 1974 that made the US the sole super power in the globe. The United States uses the power of petrodollars to enforce its own foreign policy. For example, the United States sanctioned Pakistan in the 1990's for refusing to halt there development of nuclear weapons. Similarly, it hit Russia with trade embargoes, which crippled there economy and ultimately lead to the fall of the USSR and Communism in Europe.
This of course does act as a double edged sword, as Countries will sign trade deals with one another in their own currencies. I think Pakistan should participate in such deals and who better to start with than our immediate neighbors, Iran and China and to a greater extent Russia....
