Pakistan, March 5 -- Quite appreciably, Pakistan was not only inviting and encouraging investment and trade but also boosting, promoting, and strengthening existing relations with friendly countries, particularly those nations located nearby in the region.

Pakistan was communicating to all friendly countries in plain words that it was now looking for trade and investment from them, rather than aid and assistance. All foreign visits undertaken by Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif to friendly countries around the globe illustrate this shift in focus. The Prime Minister has been informing the top leadership of these countries that Pakistan is taking all possible measures, both independently and in cooperation with them, to stabilize it...