{"id":348941,"date":"2026-06-03T09:00:55","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T08:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/pakistans-paradox-rising-power-fragile-state-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T09:00:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T08:00:55","slug":"pakistans-paradox-rising-power-fragile-state-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/pakistans-paradox-rising-power-fragile-state-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan&#8217;s paradox: Rising power, fragile state? |\u00a0DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/0h33hQH7LfQ\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Pakistan's paradox: Rising power, fragile state? |\u00a0DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0h33hQH7LfQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Pakistan is back on the global stage, mediating conflicts and gaining influence. <\/p>\n<p>But as analyst Khurram Husain explains, at home the country faces deep challenges that could hold it back.<\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n<p>#pakistan #economy #china<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pakistan is back on the global stage, mediating conflicts and gaining influence. 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