Foreign Policy of Pakistan: “Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto’s Era”

Abstract

Historically, after independence, the vision of foreign policy of Pakistan was molded under the influence of great powers such as the United States of America (USA) and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1992-1991) (USSR) during the Cold War. It served the security vision of the US across the world. The article orderly postulates the foreign policy vision of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto when he took charge and showed his aspiration for changes in the foreign policy approach of Pakistan. Those changes had to undermine the power status of the USA. Therefore, the charismatic character of Bhutto led to the confrontation of policy choice between the great powers, the USA and USSR and their allies, and Pakistan. Bhutto aspired for the bloc of developing countries specifically from the Muslim world. He wanted to unite those countries and prevent their exploitation by the major powers. He wanted to excel in the domestic potential of the third world for the sake of a better and sustainable future. Bhutto talked and walked for the security of Pakistan and demanded a nuclear umbrella from the nuclear enemy states like India. So, his aggressive stance could not fit in with the policy approach of the major powers, and he had to sacrifice his government as well as his life.