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kmraimo t1_jebio41 wrote

Time to pull all Foreign Military Sales (FMS) from Pakistan

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Pakistani_in_MURICA t1_jebjcyz wrote

If you knew what was going on in the country you'd be asking why an invite was even given.

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autotldr t1_je9nfzb wrote

This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 90%. (I'm a bot)

> Pakistan did not attend the 2021 summit amid growing tension between the government of then-Prime Minister Imran Khan and the U.S. administration of President Joe Biden.

> The summit is taking place days after a leading international rights group in its annual report expressed concern over continued violations of human rights in Pakistan.

> Gull also noted the growing instability in Pakistan amid a widening crackdown on Khan and his political party as a factor for Pakistan to bow out of the summit.

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Magicalsandwichpress t1_jed27gx wrote

Given the uncertainty surrounding Imran Khan's ousting in last year's constitutional crises, it is best that Pakistan not draw attention to itself.

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GalvestonDreaming t1_je9n2qy wrote

Why should China get invited to a democracy summit? Aren't they proud of being communists (in name only, it's a one party dictatorship).

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Reselects420 t1_je9o1j6 wrote

Read the article. China wasn’t invited.

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GalvestonDreaming t1_je9p5c1 wrote

Pakistan says it will not participate in this week’s U.S.-led Summit for Democracy, a move seen in part as an effort by the impoverished Islamic nation to assuage longtime ally China, which was not invited.

But Pakistan thought they should be.

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Reselects420 t1_je9ph05 wrote

Where does it say Pakistan thought China should be invited? Are you just delusional or did Pakistan’s government say that?

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