Seen here
One day the west may be in this chart, and it'll probably be too late for us to change our behaviour, for now we claim that we're doing this for the own good of their population, or that our national interest is aligned with the common good, or w/e :
So they couped Pakistan's government, put a compliant military junta in place, and they're still sanctioning them?
It's like they're just addicted to sanctions at this point and can't help themselves.
Why would they remove the sanctions? It's both a carrot and a stick for the comprador government
Nah, they sanctioned companies who didn't align with their interests, not the government, i should have been more clear in the title