Pakistan, March 5 -- It has been a fabulous February for Pakistan. A country that has struggled with narrative, role and identity post 9/11, has emerged as the leader in the comity of nations. In the span three days, it has controlled the narrative on terror, redefined its identity and unabashedly projected its role as an envoy for peace.

Imran Khan, in his first major foreign crisis, gained ground, no civilian leader in memory has. There are natural parallels drawn with Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (ZAB) on the foreign front, and for good reason, because there is not much to brag about in between the ascent of these two giants on the global stage.

Three important speeches were made by Khan after the tragic Pulwama attacks. He is not a gifted spea...