The U.S. needs Pakistan more than ever

American sanctions could push Islamabad closer to Beijing

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Officials inspect the cockpit of a JF17 Thunder fighter jet during the International Defence Exhibition and Seminar "IDEAS 2022" in Karachi in 2022.  © Reuters

Farhan Bokhari is an Islamabad-based foreign correspondent who writes on Pakistan and its surrounding region.

The recent U.S. sanctions targeting Chinese companies for suspected supply of components to Pakistan's ballistic missile program were more of a knee-jerk reaction than a well considered step to curb proliferation.

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