UNDOUBTEDLY, the forces of peace, stability and peaceful conflict resolution are striving hard to achieve some kind of purposeful negotiations between the conflicting parties in the Middle East, causing immense economic, social and political threats, inching towards a new Arab Spring unfortunately.

Additionally, the surge in political chaos in Bahrain, uncertainty in Kuwait, Qatar and some other GCC countries are giving mixed signals to the globe emphasizing on immediate resolve and end of ongoing war in the region.

Obviously, Pakistan and China have played a significant role to end the war by forwarding their five-point initiative for restoring peace and stability in the Gulf and Middle East region. It has drawn significant international attention since its proposal on March 31 vividly reflecting its strategic value. It is pro-peace, pro-humanity, pro-regional stability and last but not least, pro-consultative and coordinated joint efforts to put an end to ongoing war. Hence it is a giant step towards restoring peace and stability in the region.

Evidently, these proposals were presented at a critical juncture when the conflict is at a crucial crossroads of “war or ceasefire” amid the Strait of Hormuz crisis and global supply chain disruptions. Thus, this initiative is timely, holistic, comprehensive, constructive, productive, positive and participatory, clearly demonstrating both countries’ sense of responsibility, highlighting the unique value of the China-Pakistan all-weather strategic cooperative partnership and injecting vital momentum into........

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