 The newly-founded Dominion of Pakistan played a significant role from 1947-51 in efforts to lift the Allied occupation of Japan and restoring Japan's sovereignty.Pakistan was described by U.S. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles as the 'tower of strength' on the Treaty of San Francisco, a peace treaty signed between Japan and the Allies on 8 September 1951 in San Francisco.Unlike many other Asian countries, Pakistan waived war reparations from Japan to help the latter build its economy.