MUHAMMAD AYAZ RAFI

M. PHIL (PAK. STUDY) GCUF

MANAGEMENT LEVEL 5 (UHI) SCOTLAND
LEADERSHIP LEVEL 6 ENGLAND
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GEO POLITICAL IMPORTANCE OF PAKISTAN

INTRO
DEFINATION OF GEO-STRATEGY
GEO-STRATEGY IMPORTANCE OF PAKISTAN
SHARING BORDER WITH NEXT SUPERPOWER
CLOSENESS OF BIG POWERS
GATE WAY TO CENTRAL ASIA
CHINA LINK TO GULF COUNTRIES
IMPORTANT LINK FOR CHAIN WITH MIDDLE EAST MUSLIM COUNTRIES
NUCLEAR CAPABILITY
NEW DEVELOPMENTS
C PEC
ONE BELT ONE ROAD
TRANSIT ECONOMY
IPI
TAPI
RECENT DEVELOPENTS
C5 PLUS 1
INDIA AMERICA AGREEMENT ON 27 OCTOBER 2020 (YESTERDAY)
AMERICAN HIGH OFFICIAL VISIT SRILANKA (COMING DAYS)
AMERICAN HIGH OFFICIAL VISIT INDONESHIA (COMING DAYS)
AMERICAN HIGH OFFICIAL VISIT MALDEEP (COMING DAYS)
TO UNDERSTAND THE GEO-POLITICAL IMPORTANCE OF PAKISTAN WE
WILL COVER ALL THESE TOPICS FOR BETTER UNDERSTANDING.
INTRO
GEOGRAPHLY PAKISTAN LOCATED AT VERY IMPORTANT PLACE. IF YOU SEE MAP OF
WORLD OUR LOCATION IS VERY IMPORTANT . PREVIOUS SUPER POWER OF THE
WORLD USSR IS VERY CLOSE TO PAKISTAN AND PAKISTAN SHARING ITS BORDER
WITH FUTURE SUPER POWER OF THE WORLD.
DUE TO ITS LOCATION PAKISTAN MAKE THIS POSSIBLE TO PUT USSR ON KNEES IN
AFGHASTAN AND IF AMERICA COULD NOT MANAGED ITS ISSUES WITH PAKISTAN
THE PRESENT SUPER POWER ALSO FACE SAME RESULT IN AFGHASTAN.
AFTER 9/11 WHEN THE SUPER POWER OF THE WOLRD WANTS TO BULLIED THE
WHOLE WOLD. FIRST HE MAKE SURE THAT PAKISTAN IS WITH HIM OR NOT THEN
HE GO AHEAD WITH HIS PLAN TO DESTROY HIS ENEMIES IN THE WORLD . AFTER
9/11 PAKISTAN WAS A BIGG NATO ALLY. WITHOUT OUR ASSURANCE THE SUPER
POWER OF THE WORLD NEVER BE POSSIBLE TO GET A LITTLE SUCCESS IN
AFGHAASTAN WHICH IT ACHIEVED AFTER PUTTING BILLIONS OF DOLLAR IN
AFGHAN WAR.
INDIAN STUDENT QUESTIONED THEN USA PRESIDENT OBAMA; WHY PAKISTAN IS
SO IMPORTANT ALLY TO USA THAT AMERICA IS NOT DECLARING PAKISTAN A
TERRIORST STATE.
THE REPLY OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE SUPER POWER ON THE INDIAN SOIL TO
INDIAN PEOPLE THAT PAKISTAN IS STRETEGICALLY A VERY IMPORTANT COUNTRY
NOT ONLY FOR AMERICA BUT ALSO FOR THE REST OF THE WORLD.HE ALSO SAID
THAT PAKISTANI HAVE ANORMOUS POTIENTIAL. YOU CAN ALSO HEAR WHAT
PRESIDENT OF SUPERPOWER SAYING ON YOU TUBE BY THIS LINK

(President Obama takes questions from students as he and First Lady Michelle Obama host a
town hall meeting in Mumbai, India. November 7, 2010.)
DEFINATION OF GEO-STRATEGY
GEO MEANS EARTH AND STRATEGY PLANNING,TACTICS AND POLICY. THIS
TERMONOLGY FIRST USED BY GERMAN SCHOLAR IN 1942.
GEOSTRATEGISTS ARE ALSO GEOGRAPHERS, SPECIALIZING IN SUBFIELDS OF SUCH
AS HUMAN GEOGRAPHY,POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY, ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY,
CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY,MILITARY GEOGRAPHY AND STRATEGIC GEOGRAPHY.

GEO-STRATEGY IMPORTANCE OF PAKISTAN

PAKISTAN IS LOCATED IN SOUTH EAST ASIA.
23.5 TO 37.05 NORTH LATITUDE
61 TO 77 EAST LONGITUDE
AREA 796096 SQ KM
PAKISTAN COVERS .58 PERCENT OF THE WORLD AREA.
PAKISTAN STRECHING OVER 1600 KM FROM NORTH TO SOUTH AND ABOUT 885
KM FROM EAST TO WEST.

SHARING BORDER WITH NEXT SUPERPOWER

IN NORTH IS CHINA WHICH IS FUTURE SUPER POWER OF THE WORLD . PAKISTAN
SHARE ITS 600 KM BORDER WITH CHINA WHICH CALLED SINO-PAK BORDER.
IN EAST INDIA WHICH IS THE SECOND BIGGEST MARKET AFTER CHINA . PAKISTAN
SHARE ITS 1280 KM BORDER WITH INDIA WHICH CALLED REDCLIFF LINE . ITS ALSO
IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT LINE OF CONTROL (LOC ) IS NOT INCLUDED IN IT. IF WE
ADD REDCLIFF LENE AND LOC OUR BORDER WITH INDIA IS 1610 KM.
IN WEST PAKISTAN SHARES ITS 900 KM BORDER WITH IRAN AND IT IS CALLED
GOLD SMITH LINE.
IN NORTH WEST PAKISTAN SHARE ITS BORDER WITH AFGHNASTAN WHICH IS 2250
KM AND CALLED DUARAND LINE.
IN NORTH WEST PAKISTAN ALSO SHARE ITS BORDER WITH TAJIKSTAN AT WAKHAN
WHICH IS 27 KM.
IN SOUTH OF PAKISTAN IS ARABIAN SEA AND PAKISTAN HAD 990 KM COASTAL
LINE. IT IS BIFURCATED IN TWO PARTS, SIND COST IS 270 KM WHILE MAKRAN
COAST IS 790 KM.
CLOSENESS OF BIG POWERS
PAKISTAN IS LOCATED AT THE JUNCTION OF THE SUPER POWERS. PAKISTAN
SHARE ITS BORDER WITH CHINA . FROM THE BIRTH OF CHINA , PAKISTAN HAD
GOOF RELATIONS WITH IT.
STRATEGIC ALLIANCE FORMED IN 1972 AND ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION STARTED
IN 1979.
RUSSIA IS ALSO ONE DOOR AHEAD TO PAKISTAN AND RUSSIA VESTED ITS
INTRESTS IN PAKISTAN. AS RUSSIA DID NOT HAVE ANY HOT WATER PORT THAT’S
WHY PAKISTANI DEEP WATER PORTS ARE BENEFICIAL FOR HIM.
INDIA IS A BIG MARKET AND GROWING ECONOMY AT NEXT DOOR OF PAKISTAN.
ANY ALLIANCE AMONG WORLD POWERS ENHANCES PAKISTAN SIGNIFANCE. THIS
FACTOR PAKISTAN USED AFTER 9/11.SECURITY AND BUSINESS ARE TWO MAIN
INTERESTS OF US IN THIS REGION WHILE PAKISTAN PLAYED A FRONT LINE ROLE IN
WAR AGAINST TERRIORSM.

GATE WAY TO CENTRAL ASIA

CENTRAL ASIA IS A CENTER STAGE OF NEW GREAT GAME.RICH RESERVES OF OIL
AND GAS AND ENERGY NEEDS OF THE DEVELOPED COUNTRIES MADE CENTRAL
ASIA VERY IMPORTANT.
PAKISTAN SITUATED VERY CLOSE TO OIL RICHED MIDDLE EASTERNCOUNTRIES. THE
BELT STARTED FROM IRAN AND EXTENDED TO SAUDI ARABIA. NEAR ABOUT 63
PERCENT OF THE WORLD OIL PURCHASED FROM GULF.
SCOP O AIR TRADE IS LIMITED AND EXPENSIVE.BY SEA VOLUME OF TRADE IS
CHEAPER AS COMPARE TO AIR.
FOR CENTRAL ASIAN STATES THE ROUTE TOWARDS SEA THROUGH IRAN ( STATE OF
HARMOZ TO BANDAR ABBAS AND THEN CHA BAHAR ) IS VEY LONG ABOUT 2000
KM.
IMPORTANT LINK FOR CHAIN WITH MIDDLE EAST
MUSLIM COUNTRIES
MAP OF THE WORLD SHOWS THAT PAKISTAN OCCUPIES AND CENTRAL LOCATION
IN MUSLIM COUNTRIES.TOWARDS WEST OF IRAN ,CHINA EXTENDS TO NORTH
AFRICA.THUS PAKISTAN CAN ACTIVELT PARTICIPATE IN THE ACTIVITIES OF THE
MUSLIM WORLD ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRANSPORT OF RESOURCES ETC.
NUCLEAR CAPABILITY
AMONG ALL MUSLIM COUNTRY ONLY PAKISTAN HAVE NUCLEAR CAPACITYWHICH
HAS GREAT INFLUENCE ON POLITICAL AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES OF THE
REAGON.
IMPORTANT LINK FOR CHAIN WITH MIDDLE EAST
MUSLIM COUNTRIES
PAKISTAN IS THE ONLY AND SHORTEST LINK BETWEEN CHINA AND MIDDLE
EAST.GAWADER IS LOCATED IN ARABIAN GULF AND CENTRAL ASIAN STATES
PROVIDE IT UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE BOTH.
TRANSIT ECONOMY
DUE TO STRATEGIC LOCATION PAKISTAN HAS POTENTIAL TO DEVELOP TRANSIT
ECONOMY AS LAND LOCKED AFGHANSTAN IS IN PHASE OF DEVELOPMENT AND IT
CAN FIND ITS WAYS FROM PAKISTAN.
CHINA IS THE FASTEST GROWING ECONOMY WITH GROWTH RATE 9 PERCENT
AND ITS ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT CHINA IS NOW DEVELOPING ITS
SOUTHERN PROVINCES WHICH ARE 4500 KM AWAY FROM SINKIANG BUT ONLY
25OO KM AWAY FROM GAWADAR.

TAPI ( TAJIKSTAN, AFGHNASTAN,PAKISTAN,INDIA)

THIS PIPE LINE IS FOR ENERGY TRANSIT TO INDIA . USA ALSO DESIRE TO
COMPLETE THIS PIPE LINE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE WHEN ITS DEAL WITH CENTRAL
ASIAN COUNTRIES FINALIZED. AT PRESENT SCENERIO THE CENTRAL ASIAN
COUNTRIES DEMANDING MORE BENEFITS FROM USA.
IPI
INDIA –PAKISTAN-IRAN PIPE LINE

ALL REMING TOPICS WILL BE DISCUSSED IN CLASS

RECENT DEVELOPENTS
C5 PLUS 1
INDIA AMERICA AGREEMENT ON 27 OCTOBER 2020 (YESTERDAY)
AMERICAN HIGH OFFICIAL VISIT SRILANKA (COMING DAYS)
AMERICAN HIGH OFFICIAL VISIT INDONESHIA (COMING DAYS)

STEPHEN PHILP COHEN (1936- 27 OCTOBER 2019)WAS

AN AMERICAN POLITICAL SCIENTIST AND PROFESSAR OF
SECURITY STUDIES, HE SAYS THAT WHILE HISTORY HAS
BEEN UNKIND TO PAKISTAN BUT ITS GEOGRAPHY HAS
BEEN ITS GREATEST BENEFIT ,IT HAS RESOURCES RICH
AREA IN NORTH WEST AND PEOPLE RICH AREA IN NORTH
EAST.