Former US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken says Washington's need for Pakistan's cooperation in the Afghanistan war and the Cold War made the US less critical of the military's influence on the country's political structure. He says that with those needs over, Washington has an opportunity to rethink its policy toward Islamabad.

Former US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken says Washington's need for Pakistan's cooperation in the Afghanistan war and the Cold War made the US less critical of the military's influence on the country's political structure. He says that with those needs over, Washington has an opportunity to rethink its policy toward Islamabad.