"America will not abandon Pakistan, but definitely, Trump will be a tougher president than Hillary Clinton for Pakistan," said Hasan Askari Rizvi, Lahore-based foreign policy analyst. "I think India will have a better and smoother interaction compared to Pakistan. "On Wednesday, a US diplomat in Pakistan sought to assure the country that Trump's election did not signal a drastic policy change. "Trump is a bit of a wild card," said Sherry Rehman, a Pakistani senator and former ambassador to the United States. "Pakistan obviously cannot rule out engaging with whomever America elects, but his anti-Muslim rhetoric may cast a shadow on relations in times of uncertainty.

Source: Times of India November 10, 2016 10:13 UTC