The five disadvantageous outcomes of Pakistan’s decision were that: 1) Russia was left wondering why Pakistan conveyed its interest in this event during Kabulov’s trip to Islamabad only for it to not take part; 2) questions are now raised about the sincerity of its rapprochement with Moscow; 3) Islamabad also hinted that bilateral spats with Delhi will impede its participation in multilateral events; 4) its tensions with the Taliban were left unclarified; and 5) NSA Doval ended up stealing the show.