{"id":87709,"date":"2026-10-27T11:01:06","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T11:01:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/?p=87709"},"modified":"2026-10-28T11:22:22","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T11:22:22","slug":"pakistan-has-emerged-as-a-regional-power-through-military-diplomacy-sajid-tarar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/2026\/10\/27\/pakistan-has-emerged-as-a-regional-power-through-military-diplomacy-sajid-tarar\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan has emerged as a regional power through military diplomacy: Sajid Tarar"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Pakistani-American businessman praises Field Marshal Asim Munir and PM Shehbaz Sharif for strengthening Pakistan\u2019s global standing; says Islamabad\u2019s peace efforts with Saudi Arabia, T\u00fcrkiye and Iran offer a ray of hope amid regional tensions<\/em><\/h6>\n<figure id=\"attachment_87493\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-87493\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-87493 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/d7e03b49-07d2-44c3-8791-3758a5916844-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-87493\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">By Rehan Khan Director Diplomatic &amp; International Affairs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>LONDON<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong> Pakistani-American businessman Sajid Tarar has praised Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for strengthening Pakistan\u2019s international standing, saying the country has emerged as an important regional player through its diplomatic and security engagements.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to the media in London, Tarar said Field Marshal Asim Munir\u2019s recent visit to Iran underscored Pakistan\u2019s strategic importance and its role in promoting regional stability and international peace.<\/p>\n<p>He said Pakistan\u2019s close geographical proximity to Iran made peace and stability there a matter of direct national interest, warning that further escalation could have serious consequences for Pakistan, including a possible influx of refugees.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Pakistan has emerged as a regional power through military diplomacy: Sajid Tarar\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_uvREESKxRk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Highlighting Pakistan\u2019s military diplomacy following Marka-e-Haq and Operation Bunyan-un-Marsoos, Tarar said the country\u2019s diplomatic engagement had brought it into a significant position in regional affairs. He described Field Marshal Asim Munir\u2019s efforts to bring regional stakeholders together as remarkable and said every Pakistani should take pride in the country\u2019s growing role.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Tarar also praised Saudi Arabia for participating in diplomatic efforts despite facing security challenges in the region. He said the involvement of Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and T\u00fcrkiye in engagement with Iran offered a ray of hope for reducing tensions and advancing peace.<\/p>\n<p>He stressed that dialogue and sustained diplomatic engagement were essential to preventing further escalation and resolving regional differences.<\/p>\n<p>Commenting on US President Donald Trump\u2019s political position amid the conflict involving Iran, Tarar said the situation in the United States and Israel remained highly challenging. He argued that a prolonged conflict could intensify domestic political pressure on both Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Tarar said the coming days would be important for regional diplomacy, expressing hope that ongoing contacts among regional stakeholders would help create space for negotiations and de-escalation.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>He reiterated that Pakistan\u2019s diplomatic role, alongside Saudi Arabia and T\u00fcrkiye, demonstrated the importance of collective engagement in addressing regional crises and pursuing lasting peace.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pakistani-American businessman praises Field Marshal Asim Munir and PM Shehbaz Sharif for strengthening Pakistan\u2019s global standing; says Islamabad\u2019s peace efforts with Saudi Arabia, T\u00fcrkiye and Iran offer a ray of hope amid regional tensions LONDON: Pakistani-American businessman Sajid Tarar has praised Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for strengthening Pakistan\u2019s international [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":87710,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[73],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-87709","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-united-kingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87709","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=87709"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87709\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":87711,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87709\/revisions\/87711"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/87710"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=87709"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=87709"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=87709"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}