How did Pakistan become the peacemakers?
The Story22 Mai

How did Pakistan become the peacemakers?

For decades, Pakistan was viewed by Western leaders with deep suspicion. They were accused of taking billions in US counter terrorism funding, while allegedly harbouring Taliban networks at the same time – even Osama Bin Laden himself. Now, that same country finds itself at the centre of efforts to broker peace between the US and Iran. So how did Pakistan pull off one of the most dramatic geopolitical reinventions of the modern era? And who's side are they really on?


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Guests: Christina Lamb, chief foreign correspondent, The Sunday Times.

Host: Luke Jones.

Producer: Dave Creasey & Harry Stott.

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Read more: Pakistan’s PM is ecstatic to be US-Iran peacemaker. Not everyone agrees

Clips: BBC, CNN.

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