Pakistan, Oct. 2 -- There are moments when history tilts on its axis, quietly at first and then with thunderous clarity. The recent choreography in China, where world leaders assembled under the shadow of Xi Jinping's vision, was one such moment. The sight of China, Russia, and North Korea standing shoulder to shoulder, flanked by dozens of nations, was more than a spectacle; it was a statement that America's unipolar order is no longer absolute and that a multipolar world is rising. For Pakistan, this is not a distant drama but the very arena where our destiny will be forged, shaped by choices we dare to make.

The US-led liberal international order, built in the rubble of World War II, served Washington's strategic and economic interest...