Pakistan
Pakistan is punching above its structural weight diplomatically, but chronic domestic fragility and economic dependency on China constrain durable power consolidation.
PF Score
45
▲2Authority
47
Reach
44
Under construction
Pakistan is punching above its structural weight diplomatically, but chronic domestic fragility and economic dependency on China constrain durable power consolidation.
Pakistan holds functional state institutions with nuclear deterrence, but the TTP insurgency (leverage 40 over Pakistan), severe economic stress, and civil-military tensions cap domestic grip near the contested midpoint, slightly above the 50 baseline.
Pakistan's active mediation role between the U.S. and Iran, backed by Trump's public endorsement, Army Chief Munir's personal ties with the administration, and Pakistan's unique dual-access position, represents a genuine structural upgrade in external influence, placing it near Saudi Arabia's reach tier.
Ishaq Dar
Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister
Ishaq Dar is Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, a senior figure in the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N).
Pakistan is facing a multi-theater stress test in which its India-centric strategy now competes with instability on the Afghan frontier and possible spillover from the Iran-US conflict.
Iran's downing of US aircraft materially undercuts Washington's claim of uncontested air dominance and gives Tehran a rare but important leverage point inside an otherwise asymmetric war.
The US-Israel campaign has degraded Iranian central authority to the point where the primary risk has shifted from Iranian state aggression to uncontrolled IRGC fragmentation and advanced weapons proliferation.