WI: Soviet-Pakistani Relations After USSR-PRC, US-India Rapproachment

Going to post two similar threads in quick succession. A brief overview of the situation:

PoD: Soviet hardliner Grigory Romanov takes control of USSR in 1985. Makes it a point to improve relations with the PRC.
Red Afghanistan: USSR achieves victory in Afghanistan by 1989, thanks in part to negotiations with China resulting in the cessation of aid to the Mujahideen. China is able to pressure Pakistan to cease or lessen aid to the muj as well; however, cross-border firefights between Afghan and Pakistani forces
Iranian Civil War: Iran-Iraq War ends in 1988 with decisive Iranian defeat and fall of the mullahs. In the chaotic aftermath, civil war breaks out between numerous factions. A pro-Soviet faction eventually wins out, taking full control of the country by 1993.
Winter of Nations: Pro-democracy protests in Eastern Europe are brutally crushed by Soviet and Warsaw Pact troops.
Detente and the Sino-Soviet Rapprochement: In the early 1990s, the emergence of moderate leadership in both the US and USSR results in a period of detente. Meanwhile, Sino-Soviet ties continue to improve, resulting in a treaty analogous to OTL’s Sino-Russian Friendship Treaty being signed in the mid-90s. US-PRC relations sour over Taiwan and other issues.
US-Indian Ties Increase: Largely as a response to the newfound Sino-Soviet ties, the US and India begin to develop closer relations.
The Kargil War: As in OTL, Pakistan invades the disputed Kargil region in 1999. The US takes a decisively pro-Indian stance throughout the conflict, further straining US-Pakistan ties.
War on Terror: Like IOTL, Islamic terrorism becomes a big problem throughout the 1990s and 2000s. The US and USSR initially cooperate on these issues, but numerous conflicts develop that lead to a breakdown of detente. Meanwhile, US-Pakistani and USSR-Pakistani relations take a hit over real and alleged Pakistani support of terrorism.

How do Pakistan’s relationships with the superpowers develop in this scenario? On one hand, their old friend the United States is cozying up with their archenemy India, and their ties have been strained over the issue of terrorism. On the other hand, their main ally, China, is now allied with their old foe the USSR, which has established two communist puppet states on Pakistani borders. Does Pakistan become a sort of battleground between the two blocs, as it was between Iranian and Saudi factions in the 1990s?
 
Pakistan-USSR ties were becoming better after Afghan war, and the USSR will become a good trading partner for Pakistan. Alongside this, Pakistan wouldn't mind a Sino-Soviet rapprochement if it still means the Sino-Pakistan friendship is still intact. You might see Pakistan become non-aligned in this case as Pakistan still has conservatives who aren't too fond of the Soviets (maybe Pakistan ends up leading the non-aligned movement?). You mention Islamic terrorism becoming an issues in the 1990s, though Pakistan only funded such groups in Afghanistan and Indian Kashmir, and with the former remaining red and the latter still being a hot-button issue (the US still wants to be a peace maker in the conflict even with growing Indian ties) Pakistan might be ignored.

Unrelated, but the Iraqi military was led by buffoons, the only way it had a chance of succeeding is if the US or USSR invades Iran and aids the Iraqis directly. I also think a rapprochement between the USSR and Chinese is based on if the Chinese want to become friends (the OTL Sino-Russian treaty was signed under different circumstances as the USSR ceased to exist and Russia was weaker and not communist, so it will be hard to find a way for the Chinese to agree to a rapprochement if the USSR continues to exist. Besides, weren't the Chinese supporting both Maoists and the Muj in Afghanistan?)

Edit: Some food for thought, Pakistan has been open to normal relations with the Soviets before.
 
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