"We are hopeful that the Russian side will have a good consideration of our application. Currently we are standing in the queue of the countries that have also applied. But given that we have good relationships with Russia and China, and we are also a member of SCO, perhaps the application could be fast-tracked. Pakistan's presence in BRICS would add strength to BRICS," Chairman, Defense Committee of the Senate of Pakistan, Mushahid Hussain Sayed, said
Western Countries Put Pressure on Pakistan to Condemn Russia, China
"They talk of countering Russia in Europe, because of the issue of Ukraine, and they talk of constraining China in Asia … So yes, the pressure is there — the pressure to support the West on Ukraine, or condemn China on some human rights issues, yet we do not approve of this pressure. Because a lot of countries in the West have double standards on the issues that they call out in Russia or China," Sayed said.