However, the actual reason that Pakistan did not join the summit was China. Pakistan's decision was complicated as the US did not invite China and Turkey while Taiwan attended the summit, reported The Express Tribune.
The US-Pakistan reset won't lessen China's dependence and the scope for improved US-Pakistan ties is limited while China remains Islamabad's biggest source of finance, arms and investment.
A US lawmaker has introduced a bill titled "To terminate the designation of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan as a major non-NATO ally, and for other purposes" in the US Congress that seeks to cancel the designation of Pakistan as a Major non-NATO Ally (MNNA).
Pakistan has witnessed a sharp rise in terror incidents, especially in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, during the past couple of months after TTP put the truce with Islamabad to an end.
Expressing concern over the spurt in Covid-19 cases in China, former Indian diplomat KP Fabian on Tuesday said, "over 60 per cent of China and 10 per cent of the world population is likely to be infected with Covid and millions may die."
In his opening comments, TDF President Lord Bruce highlighted the 'flurry of diplomatic activity' that followed Imran Khan's administration's collapse in April and the assumption of Shehbaz Sharif's coalition government.
Pakistan's balancing act between the West and China has been quite dubious, with the country giving assurance to both sides of commitment to their respective interests in the region.
Washington [US], October 19 (ANI): After US President Joe Biden's "Pakistan one of most dangerous nations in the world" remarks, America once again reiterated that it expects sustained action against terrorist groups from Pakistan.
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 11 (ANI): Pakistan was never a friend, certainly not an ally, the country has a long record of not just bluntly ignoring western concerns, but also actively breaking its commitments towards the US and the European Union (EU).
Brussels [Belgium], October 8 (ANI): Pakistan has over the past decade all but become a vassal State of China that is openly challenging the US in multiple theatres, but the new US bonhomie with Pakistan is only laying the ground for another betrayal.
Washington [US], September 27 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari at the State Department on Monday and said that America had provided USD 56.5 million in aid to Pakistan for flood relief and humanitarian assistance this year