US election ripple — Pakistan’s future

Tomorrow, US citizens will vote to choose their next leader, a decision that will shape not only US domestic policies but also impact a turbulent world grappling with wars, conflicts and transformative shifts in artificial intelligence and global information flows. Will Kamala Harris carry forward the Democratic Party’s commitment to maintaining the US role as a global power despite mounting challenges, or will Donald Trump’s ‘America First’ stance sway voters toward conservative Republican politics? Independent polls show a nation and voter base evenly divided, making the outcome difficult to predict with any certainty. Pakistan, still grappling with the legacies of its role as a US front-line state in the 1980s, remains sensitive to political shifts in the world’s largest economy and most influential power. Public sentiment towards the US in Pakistan is complex: while anti-Americanism can be politically popular, the US remains a top destination for Pakistani youths pursuing higher education and families seeking residency abroad.