ABSTRACT
Pakistan’s foreign policy has been relatively constant and hence predictable. Pakistan’s foreign policy was cast in a defensive mould from the earliest days following the grant of independence. When Zulfikar Ali Bhutto received the transfer of power from Yahya Khan he made it clear that his government would make some important changes in Pakistan’s foreign policy. The loss of East Pakistan made Pakistan’s continuance in Southeast Asia Treaty Organization meaningless and he announced the nation’s withdrawal from the alliance. Mohammad Daud saw an opportunity for Afghanistan to exploit the situation in those Pakistani provinces, but Zahir Shah’s new independent foreign policy stood in the way. With Soviet encouragement, Daud moved to displace his cousin, to banish him from the country, to declare an end to the monarchy, and to establish himself as the nation’s first President. Foreign policy remains an extension of domestic conditions and this is true of Pakistan as it is for other nations.
