I think we should worry less about what others will do with regard to Pakistan. The client states will do whatever their boss tells them to do. Others will do whatever it benefits them. As with China, I believe they will be happy with a prosperous Pakistan since they can benefit from it whether because of the stability it brings to region or because it will be able to export more stuff to Pakistan. As for Gulf states, they know that Pakistan is a very powerful country and they can never mess with it upfront. At max their relationship with Pakistan is going to be just like the relationship between Gulf and Iran. It can not get any worse than that. A prosperous Pakistan can live with that comfortably. The issue here, is Pakistan's main problem and that is the bad economic conditions. Bad economy is the mother of all other evils from corruption to insecurities. Imagine if Pakistan's per capita GDP from today's 1000 dollars goes up to 5000 dollars in the next decade. Such a modest improvement will automatically cause people to change their outlook on life and become less fatalist. Security will improve, people become more compromising and loving towards each other and corruption will go down as economic opportunities will make corruption less appealing. Right now the biggest obstacle to Pakistan economy is the energy starvation. Economy starts by production. Production needs energy. Without energy there can be no economy. This is the issue here. Damn with people who can not handle a prosperous Pakistan. Why should we worry about people who want to see Pakistan as a poor and desolate nation? We have to take care of ourselves and less think about what others think about our development.