With the IMF releasing a $1.1 billion tranche following Pakistan’s successful loan review, there is finally some positive movement on the economic front. But this milestone arrives in tandem with a moment of critical strategic importance—Pakistan’s recent success not only in military defence but in gaining ground on the international narrative front amid escalating tensions with India.

This, precisely, is the window of opportunity long awaited—one that must not be squandered by complacency,........

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