Pakistan’s sudden role in Iran war talks has put it back in the global spotlight. But at home, scepticism runs deep about how much influence it really wields — and who is actually calling the shots.
Given Pakistan's down-in-the-dumps image, one would have thought that its high-wire intervention in the stalled Iran war talks propelling it into international limelight would be greeted with cheers on the streets of Islamabad and Karachi.