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By the time Pakistan became independent from British India, she faced many problems including security and economic issues according to Pakistani politicians' priorities. The initial steps were tough for the young country but by adopting a specific foreign policy survived for more than seven decades in one of the most challenging geopolitical regions of the World, i.e., South Asia. This study is an attempt to examine Pakistan's foreign policy and try to answer the question of Why Pakistan's foreign policy led the country to be present in the South Caucasus and participate in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict? The qualitative method helped me to gather meaningful and accurate information. Our analysis has shown a strong correlation between Pakistan's insecurity feeling and huge military expenditure with a weak economy. Noticeable changes in Pakistan's foreign policy and Imran Khan's priority of economic development (when he came to power in ۲۰۱۸) indicated the starting of a new era in Pakistan's foreign policy behaviour. It is concluded that the establishment of active diplomacy with other countries, emphasizing investment in corridors for economic ties, and interest in long-term strategic thinking in creating regional and supra-regional alliances with countries like Azerbaijan and Turkey led Pakistan to be present in the South Caucasus. Meantime, the war of Nagorno-Karabakh could be a logical excuse for why Pakistan supports its brother Azerbaijan.

The time when Pakistan became independent from British India faced many problems the main one was security and the last one was economics according to Pakistani politicians' priorities. The initial steps were tough for the young country but by adopting a specific foreign policy survived for more than seven decades in one of the most challenging geopolitical regions of the world South Asia. This study is an attempt to examine Pakistan's foreign policy and try to answer the question of Why Pakistan's foreign policy leading the country to be present in the South Caucasus and participate in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict? The qualitative method helped me to contribute meaningful and accurate information. Our analysis has shown a strong correlation between Pakistan's insecurity sense and huge military expenditure with a weak economy. Noticeable changes in Pakistan's foreign policy and Imran Khan's priority of economic development indicated the starting of a new era in Pakistan's foreign policy behaviour. It is concluded that the establishment of active diplomacy with other countries, emphasizing investment on corridors for economic ties, and interest in long-term strategic thinking in creating regional and supra-regional alliances with countries like Azerbaijan and Turkey led Pakistan to be present in the South Caucasus. Meantime, the war of Nagorno-Karabakh could be a logical excuse for why Pakistan supports its brother Azerbaijan.