@RescueRanger sir, I fully accept your scepticism but to my mind the larger picture is Pakistan is being green lit to have a more expanded role within the middle East because if America's grand vision is changing then so do other parts of the world have to adapt, this necessarily means that India is peripheral to the u.s vision going forward and Pakistan is the best candidate to help fill certain military and geopolitical voids
There are a few points just to support this, these within the last 18 months
-the IMF redefining Pakistan with the middle Eastern Nations, so economically Pakistan is now primarily seen as more connected to a greater middle East
-the Americans seemingly able to only say positive things about Pakistan
The Americans upgrading f-16s immediately after sindy
- Pakistan somehow finding its way as mediator for Libya lol
-Iran playing very nice outwardly with Pakistan as well
-the whole mediation publicity
For so much to happen in such a short period will have a lot of supporters behind the scenes, this suggests a G2 consensus where America is retreating to its own hemisphere by and large
And also note that the Saudis have not really lifted a finger against Iran, no one seems to praise this? If they show no sign of attacking Iran then Pakistan can breathe easy
Therefore before we jump into war scenarios we may well be describing something that's not actually being discussed, propaganda can be effective when it diverts a discussion to disasters and peril.
If you accept most of this then really Pakistan kind of has no choice because it's the least worst option as always
My biggest concern would be how Iran fits into a future security architecture and expectations on recognition of Israel, beyond that any future war with India is likely to be a technology-led rather than manpower, it's up to Pakistan to place my to get return benefits