With events leading to Kabul falling to the Afghan Taliban on Sunday, the outlawed militant organization Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, which had taken refuge in Afghanistan in areas bordering Pakistan, is becoming active.

Pakistan is no stranger to balancing relations between major powers. Located at the crossroads of Central and South Asia and facing hostile India in the East, Afghanistan in the West and managing relations with Iran, it is not easy to balance a relationship with two global adversaries.

Historically, military diplomacy has played a crucial role in determining the relations between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan.