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Pakistan in the Iran–Iraq War
Overview of Pakistan's role in the Iran–Iraq War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
During the 1980s Iran–Iraq War, the foreign policy of Pakistan played a complex role in the war.[1]
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According to the national security experts, the role of Pakistan in the war, however, was based more on maintaining a delicate balance.[2] During the conflict, Pakistan sought to portray as strictly "neutral" but cultivated friendly relationship with Iran.[3][4] In a state visit paid by Pakistani President General Zia-ul-Haq to the United Kingdom in the mid-1980s, he correctly predicted that the conflict "will end up in a military stalemate".[4]