Question : Pakistan join SEATO in which year-----:
A ) 1951
B ) 1952
C ) 1953
D ) 1954 ✅
Explanation:
The Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) was established through the Manila Pact signed on 8 September 1954, with its headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand. SEATO was officially dissolved on 30 June 1977.
Pakistan joined SEATO on 8 September 1954 to obtain collective security and military assistance from the United States and other Western allies—not specifically “help from the US Army.” Pakistan formally withdrew in 1973 because SEATO had failed to support it during its conflicts with India, particularly the 1965 and 1971 wars.
Correct Timeline
1 July 1951: The Colombo Plan formally began; Pakistan was one of its seven founding members. Colombo Plan
1952: Pakistan joined INTERPOL—International Criminal Police Organization; its headquarters is in Lyon, France.
1952–1953: Pakistan served its first term as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council.
19 May 1954: Pakistan and the United States signed the Mutual Defense Assistance Agreement in Karachi.
8 September 1954: Pakistan became a founding member of SEATO.
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