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Geo-Strategic Importance of Pakistan in regional politics a. Pakistan has always remained the junction of great powers. Be it the pre or post-colonial era, Pakistan is the first choice of superpowers in this region because of its geo-strategic importance of Pakistan. Pakistan is having China and Russia, the great powers of the world, in its neighbor and India, the emerging economy of the world and a bitter foe of Pakistan also borders Pakistan. b. Politically, Pakistan also keeps good weightage due to the geo-strategic importance of Pakistan. The USA has always asked Pakistan for help when so ever she felt insecure in terms of its hegemony. China is the new emerging and counters to the hegemony of the USA as the only superpower. Iran on the other hand is also irritating the USA through its nuclear programs. To contain this USA needs Pakistan and in past also, USA contained USSR through the help of Pakistan. America has admitted multiple times that Pakistan is the major player in the war on terror and we can’t win this war without the assistance of Pakistan. c. Pakistan is the gateway to central Asia. Central Asia is rich in mineral resources and it is certainly the next new great game. Due to its rich mineral resources, Pakistan’s geo-strategic location can become the gateway to central Asia. d. Pakistan is at the center of Muslim countries. Because Pakistan is located in the East of Iran, North African countries, and Middle Eastern Muslim countries while it is situated in the west of countries like Malaysia, Indonesia, and Bangladesh, etc. e. Due to the geo-strategic location of Pakistan and an easy route for trade, china has invested handsome amount of almost $62 billion through CPCE. CPEC is the game-changer project which would leave the positive footprints over generations to come of Pakistan. f. Pakistan offers the shortest route to the landlocked countries and that is why now most of the countries are having their eyeballs on the mega project of Gawadar. g. Pakistan is having almost 700 kms coastal highway from Karachi to Makran and Pakistan that is surrounded by the Arabian Sea in the south, also has three important ports that led to the warm waters. Karachi, the min-Pakistan, has two important ports that are worthy appreciated because it is the refueling stop of ships I.e. Karachi port and Bin-Qasim port. China has also invested in Gawadar which will be the easiest and shortest route for china and there would be no kind of hurdle for Chinese goods, unlike the South China Sea. h. K-2 and Nanga Parbat are the two biggest mountains of the world and that too is situated in Pakistan. These are the saviors of Pakistan, especially from the Siberian winds. i. If we talk about the natural resources and minerals in Pakistan, it is wealthier in natural resources. Pakistan has khewra salt mine, the second biggest in the world, Reco Diq one of the most popular gold mine in the world, Natural Gas in Sui and coal are the natural resources that make Pakistan much important in the region.