This visit forms part of Pakistan’s calculated foreign policy aimed at consolidating the country’s position within the complex and evolving regional equations while simultaneously managing emerging opportunities and geopolitical risks. Iraq today stands at the intersection of Iranian, Arab, and extra-regional interests, navigating both internal reconstruction and the consolidation of its political sovereignty. For Islamabad, active engagement with Baghdad represents a strategic presence in one of the most sensitive geopolitical arenas in the region—an arena whose decisions have direct implications for security, energy, trade routes, and economic flows across South and West Asia.