Donald Trump or Joe Biden: Whose victory will be better for Pakistan?
(Momin khan, Lahore)
Donald Trump or Joe Biden
Decision-makers and key figures in the federal capital, Islamabad, also have their say in the US presidential election, but the situation is no longer the same as it was in 1980, when Pakistan's conservative political parties openly supported Republican presidential candidates. In this day and age, Pakistan's political and governmental circles prefer to hide their likes in this regard. In the 1980s and 1990s, when Pakistan's political climate was tense due to ideological conflicts in the region following the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan, Pakistan's right-wing political forces fielded Republican candidates in the US presidential election. The tax was supported.This was at a time when some right-wing newspapers were openly supporting former President George W. Bush (Sr.) in the US election. The main reason for doing so was that the Republican Party had generously provided material and financial support to the Afghan 'Mujahideen' in the war in Afghanistan, but times have changed. Today, it is impossible to find a person in Islamabad who openly supports one of the US presidential candidates. But this does not mean that Pakistanis have no keen interest in the US presidential race or have any likes or dislikes in this regard. Some in the House of Representatives in Islamabad believes that if President Donald Trump is re-elected, it will be in Pakistan's best interests. This section in government circles is mostly made up of members of the ruling party who believe that Prime Minister Imran Khan has established a special relationship with President Trump over the past two years and if President Trump is re-elected. But once they emerge, these relations will continue.Fahad Hussain, an editor of the English-language daily Dawn in Islamabad, commented on this section of Pakistani government circles supporting the US president, saying there were clear indications that Pakistani government circles wanted Donald Trump. Win the presidential election again. In Fahad Hussain's opinion, "If President Trump wins for the second time according to the priorities of Pakistani government circles, there are indications of two kinds of progress in future Pakistan-US relations." He believes that over the past two years Relations between President Trump and Prime Minister Imran Khan have grown significantly.