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France, Pakistan
How Paris lost a key asset in Islamabad as it came under global limelight

By Théo Sou
Reading time 2 min

The French embassy in Islamabad.
The French embassy in Islamabad. © AAMIR QURESHI / AFP

Just as Pakistan was emerging as a key player in the negotiations between the US and Iran in April, France found itself deprived of one of its most useful people on the ground. A turn of events that points to Paris's failure to make the most of the Franco-Pakistani relationship.

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