Overview
- Tarar said Pakistan became “extremely relevant” internationally after its performance in the May conflict with India.
- He argued that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s open call for an impartial Pahalgam probe served as a diplomatic turning point that reassured partners.
- He credited what he called ideal civil-military relations and close coordination with the military’s spokesperson for shaping and amplifying Pakistan’s narrative abroad.
- He cited a surge in engagements—hosting an SCO summit with 12 visiting prime ministers and involvement in Gaza diplomacy—as evidence of renewed clout.
- He highlighted new and deepening partnerships, pointing to a Saudi defence deal and economic framework, warmer outreach to the US and China, and asserted Pakistan can present what he called irrefutable evidence of Afghan-based terrorism.