Editing Foreign relations of Pakistan (section)

===Asia===

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|{{Flag|Afghanistan}}||29 February 1948||Both countries established diplomatic relations on 29 February 1948.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Antony Best, Great Britain. Foreign Office, Michael Partridge, Paul Preston |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aTyk_neEmg0C&dq=Pakistan+and+Afghanistan+exchange+at+ambassadorial+29+february+1948&pg=PA172 |title=British Documents on Foreign Affairs--reports and Papers from the Foreign Office Confidential Print: Burma, Ceylon, India and Pakistan, October 1947-December 1948 | date=23 December 2023 |publisher=2000 |pages=112 | isbn=9781556557682 |access-date=7 November 2023}}</ref>{{Main|Afghanistan–Pakistan relations}}
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|{{Flag|Armenia}}||<!--Date started-->||{{Main|Armenia–Pakistan relations}}
* Diplomatic relations have not been established as Pakistan is the only country in the world which does not recognize Armenia as a country.
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|{{Flag|Azerbaijan}}||9 June 1992||Both countries established diplomatic relations on 9 June 1992<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Islamic Republic of Pakistan |url=https://www.mfa.gov.az/en/category/asia-and-oceania/the-islamic-republic-of-pakistan |access-date=28 April 2023 |website=Republic of Azerbaijan Ministry of Foreign Affairs}}</ref>{{Main|Azerbaijan–Pakistan relations}}
Pakistan recognized independence of [[Azerbaijan]] 1991 (the second country after [[Turkey]]) and the two countries established full diplomatic relations in 1992. Pakistan was one of the first countries to open its embassy in [[Baku]].
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|{{Flag|Bahrain}} ||14 October 1971||Both countries established diplomatic relations on 14 October 1971.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bilateral Relations |url=https://www.mofa.gov.bh/Default.aspx?tabid=73&language=en-US&Country=Islamic%20Republic%20of%20Pakistan |access-date=7 November 2023 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs Bahrain}}</ref>{{Main|Bahrain–Pakistan relations}}

[[Islamabad]] and [[Manama]] enjoy close co-operations between the two in many fields of brotherhood.{{citation needed|date=January 2016}} Joint initiatives between Bahraini and Pakistani governments have started to further bilateral trades that reached $250 million in 2007.{{citation needed|date=January 2016}} Pakistan Army also maintains an Infantry Battalion and a Squadron of Tanks in Bahrain{{citation needed|date=January 2016}}
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|{{Flag|Bangladesh}} ||3 October 1975 ||Both countries established diplomatic relations on 3 October 1975.<ref name="ReferenceE"/>{{Main|Bangladesh–Pakistan relations}}
Relations between the [[Islamic Republic of Pakistan]] and the [[People's Republic of Bangladesh]] are influenced by the fact that Bangladesh was a part of Pakistan until 1971, when it achieved independence after the [[Bangladesh Liberation War]] and the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]. As part of [[Shimla Agreement]], India sought to make sure that Pakistan would take steps to recognize Bangladesh. Pakistan established full diplomatic relations with Bangladesh on 18 January 1976, and relations improved in the following decades. Both Bangladesh and Pakistan are members of the Commonwealth.
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|{{Flag|Bhutan}} ||15 December 1988||Both countries established diplomatic relations on 15 December 1988.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Bilateral Relations |url=http://www.mfa.gov.bt/?page_id=59 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171103092929/http://www.mfa.gov.bt/?page_id=59 |archive-date=3 November 2017 |access-date=7 November 2023 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs Royal Government of Bhutan }}</ref>{{main|Bhutan-Pakistan relations}}

Both countries are member of [[SAARC]]. Trade and bilateral relationship between the two countries can be largely regarded as being insignificant, and the diplomatic relationship as being largely symbolic.
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|{{Flag|Brunei}}||9 February 1984||Both countries established diplomatic relations on 9 February 1984.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pakistan |url=https://www.mfa.gov.bn/Pages/br_Pakistan.aspx |access-date=7 November 2023 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs Brunei Darussalam}}</ref>{{Main|Brunei–Pakistan relations}}

Diplomatic relationship between [[Pakistan]] and [[Brunei]] are very warm and friendly, this is primarily because both are Muslim countries and member of the [[Organisation of Islamic Cooperation]].{{citation needed|date=January 2016}} Pakistan maintains a High Commission in Brunei,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mofa.gov.pk/brunei-darussalam/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023145046/http://www.mofa.gov.pk/Brunei/|url-status=dead|title=Brunei Darussalam High Commission – Ministry of Foreign Affairs|archive-date=23 October 2012|website=mofa.gov.pk}}</ref> and Brunei has a High Commission in Islamabad, Pakistan. To further foster ties between the 2 countries, Brunei-Pakistan Friendship Association (BPFA) was created in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bt.com.bn/home_news/2008/05/10/brunei_pakistan_association_launched|title=Brunei-Pakistan association launched|work=The Brunei Times|access-date=21 February 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150221170432/http://www.bt.com.bn/home_news/2008/05/10/brunei_pakistan_association_launched|archive-date=21 February 2015}}</ref>
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|{{Flag|Cambodia}}||18 January 1957||{{Main|Cambodia–Pakistan relations}}

Pakistan has an embassy in [[Phnom Penh]] although Cambodia does not have an embassy in Pakistan.
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|{{Flag|China}} ||21 May 1951<ref name="auto2"/>||{{Main|China–Pakistan relations}}

[[Diplomatic relations]] between Pakistan and the People's Republic of China (PRC) were established on 21 May 1951, shortly after the retreat of the [[Republic Of China]] in 1949.<ref>{{cite web |title=PAKISTAN AND CHINA DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS – Ministry of Foreign Affairs |date=January 2020 |url=https://mofa.gov.pk/pakistan-and-china-diplomatic-relations/ |publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs |access-date=31 May 2023}}</ref> While initially ambivalent towards the idea of a Communist country on its borders, Pakistan hoped that the PRC would be a reliable friend. [[India]] had recognised the PRC a year before, and Indian Prime Minister Nehru also hoped for closer relations because India was afraid of the PRC. However, with escalating border tensions leading to the 1962 Sino-Indian war, the PRC and Pakistan formed an alliance and India got badly beaten by China. India surrendered and called for retreat. China controlled the area what belonged to China. However, Pakistan and China sorted their border lines [[Trans-Karakoram Tract]] professionally.
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|{{Flag|Cyprus}}||1961||Pakistan's support for [[Northern Cyprus]] creates tension between the two countries.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-protests-pakistan-s-statements-on-occupied-areas |title=Cyprus protests Pakistan’s statements on occupied areas |work=Kathimerini |date=16 February 2025 |access-date=28 April 2025}}</ref>
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|{{Flag|Georgia}}||12 May 1994||Pakistan ambassador to [[Azerbaijan]] is accredited to be the non-residential ambassador to Georgia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.ge/index.php?sec_id=345&lang_id=ENG |title=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia – Islamic Republic of Pakistan |publisher=Mfa.gov.ge |access-date=24 November 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120604191247/http://www.mfa.gov.ge/index.php?sec_id=345&lang_id=ENG |archive-date=4 June 2012}}</ref>
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|{{Flag|India}} ||15 August 1947||Both countries established diplomatic relations on 15 August 1947 when has been appointed first Pakistan's High Commissioner to India Mr. Zahid Hussain.<ref name="auto3"/>{{Main|India–Pakistan relations}}

Relations between India and Pakistan have been strained by a number of historical and political issues, and are defined by the violent [[Partition of India|partition of British India]] in 1947, the [[Kashmir dispute]] and the numerous [[Indo-Pakistani wars|military conflicts]] fought between the two nations. Consequently, even though the two [[South Asia]]n nations share historic, cultural, geographic, and economic links, their relationship has been plagued by hostility and suspicion.

India and Pakistan have fought in numerous armed conflicts since their independence. There are three major wars that have taken place between the two states, namely in 1947, 1965 and the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971. In addition to this was the unofficial [[Kargil War]] and some border skirmishes.

Both India and Pakistan are member states of the Commonwealth of Nations.

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|{{Flag|Indonesia}}||28 April 1950<ref name="rri.co.id" />||{{Main|Indonesia–Pakistan relations}}
[[Indonesia]] has its embassy in [[Islamabad]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://kbri-islamabad.go.id/ |title=Welcome to Indonesian Embassy, Islamabad |publisher=Kbri-islamabad.go.id |access-date=24 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150322184807/http://www.kbri-islamabad.go.id/ |archive-date=22 March 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and a consulate in [[Karachi]] and Pakistan has its embassy in [[Jakarta]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mofa.gov.pk/Indonesia/ |title=Embassy Of Pakistan In Indonesia |publisher=Mofa.gov.pk |access-date=24 November 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121219001523/http://www.mofa.gov.pk/Indonesia/ |archive-date=19 December 2012}}</ref> and a consulate in [[Medan]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pakistan.visahq.com/embassy/Indonesia/ |title=Embassy of Pakistan in Indonesia |publisher=VisaHQ |access-date=24 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928225815/http://pakistan.visahq.com/embassy/indonesia/ |archive-date=28 September 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Bilateral trade between the two countries is US$800 million but they hope to increase this to US$2 billion.<ref>[http://www.developing8.org/2010/03/29/pakistan-ri-trade-could-reach-2-billion/] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120420000516/http://www.developing8.org/2010/03/29/pakistan-ri-trade-could-reach-2-billion/|date=20 April 2012}}</ref> Both nations are members of the [[Developing 8]] and [[Jim O'Neill, Baron O'Neill of Gatley#Next Eleven|Next Eleven]] countries.
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|{{Flag|Iran}} ||23 August 1947||Both countries established diplomatic relations on 23 August 1947 when Pakistan and Iran have agreed to exchange diplomatic representatives.<ref name="auto5">{{Cite book |last=Atique Zafar Sheikh, Mohammad Riaz Malik |title=Quaid-e-Azam and the Muslim World Selected Documents, 1937-1948 |publisher=Royal Book Company |year=1990 |pages=262}}</ref>{{Main|Iran–Pakistan relations}}
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|{{Flag|Iraq}}||1947||{{Main|Iraq–Pakistan relations}}
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|{{Flag|Israel}}||'''No formal diplomatic relations'''||{{Main|Israel–Pakistan relations}}
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|{{Flag|Japan}}||28 April 1952||Both countries established diplomatic relations on 28 April 1952<ref name="pakistanembassytokyo.com"/>{{Main|Japan–Pakistan relations}}

Tokyo and [[Islamabad]] have had healthy relations with each other since the foundation of their diplomacy in 1952. Japan has been part of funding the country with machines to access [[Groundwater|ground water]], as well as aid for improving its [[Sewerage|sewer and drainage systems]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pk.emb-japan.go.jp/InfoJapan/Press%202015/May/JPNEMPAK%2015-15.html|title=Japan is to provide Japanese Small and Medium Enterprises' (SMEs') Products worth 500 million yen (approximately US $ 4.2 million) to support socio-economic development in KP and Balochistan|website=Embassy of Japan in Pakistan|access-date=25 February 2017|archive-date=24 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024010724/http://www.pk.emb-japan.go.jp/InfoJapan/Press%202015/May/JPNEMPAK%2015-15.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pk.emb-japan.go.jp/InfoJapan/Press%202014/November/JPNEMPAK%2014-51.html|title=Japan provides ¥3.6 billion (Rs.3.2 billion) to strengthen weather forecasting and mitigate urban floods in Pakistan|website=Embassy of Japan in Pakistan|access-date=25 February 2017|archive-date=24 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024011038/http://www.pk.emb-japan.go.jp/InfoJapan/Press%202014/November/JPNEMPAK%2014-51.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Other major projects funded by the Japanese government include the Indus Highway Project, a number of power projects in various [[province]]s of Pakistan, Rural Roads Construction Project and the Children Hospital PIMS Islamabad Project.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pk.emb-japan.go.jp/JapanPakistanRelations/political-overview.pdf|title=Japan-Pakistan Relations Overview|website=Embassy of Japan in Pakistan|access-date=25 February 2017|archive-date=22 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170722033207/http://www.pk.emb-japan.go.jp/JapanPakistanRelations/political-overview.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> Presently the [[Kohat Tunnel|Kohat Tunnel Project]] and the [[Ghazi-Barotha Hydropower Project|Ghazi Brotha Dam Project]] are being completed with the help of the Japanese private and [[government contractor]]s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jica.go.jp/english/our_work/evaluation/oda_loan/post/2006/pdf/project31_full.pdf|title=Kohat Tunnel Construction Project (I)-(III)|website=Japanese International Cooperation Agency}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wapda.gov.pk/index.php/projects/hydro-power/operational/ghazi-barotha/item/39-project-implementation-of-ghazi-barotha-hydro-power-project|title=Implementation of Ghazi Barotha Hydro Power Project|website=Pakistan Water & Power Development Authority|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170221122929/http://www.wapda.gov.pk/index.php/projects/hydro-power/operational/ghazi-barotha/item/39-project-implementation-of-ghazi-barotha-hydro-power-project|archive-date=21 February 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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|{{Flag|Jordan}}||29 December 1947||{{Main|Jordan–Pakistan relations}}

Both countries established diplomatic relations on 29 December 1947 when Mr. Mohammad Pasha El Shuraiki, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Transjordan to Pakistan, presented his credentials.<ref name="Pakistan Affairs Volumes 1-3"/>

There are close relations between Jordan and Pakistan.{{citation needed|date=January 2016}} [[Princess Sarvath El Hassan|Princess Sarvath]] wife of Prince Hassan is originally a Pakistani. At the international level Pakistan and Jordan have similar views such as the Israel/Palestine issue.{{citation needed|date=January 2016}}
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|{{Flag|Kazakhstan}}||24 February 1992||{{Main|Kazakhstan–Pakistan relations}}

Relations between the two countries began when Pakistan recognized Kazakhstan on 20 December 1991. On 24 February 1992, diplomatic and consular relations were established during an official visit by Kazakhstani president [[Nursultan Nazarbayev]] to Pakistan.<ref name="kzmfa">{{Cite web|url=http://portal.mfa.kz/portal/page/portal/mfa/en/content/policy/cooperation/asia_africa/03|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120419065721/http://portal.mfa.kz/portal/page/portal/mfa/en/content/policy/cooperation/asia_africa/03|url-status=dead|title=Wayback Machine|archivedate=19 April 2012|website=portal.mfa.kz}}</ref> Kazakhstan is an emerging market for Pakistani goods.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.epb.gov.pk/v1/news/details.php?param=MzU5d |title=Full Service Interactive Agency – MAGSNET LIMITED |publisher=Epb.gov.pk |access-date=24 November 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120717084656/http://www.epb.gov.pk/v1/news/details.php?param=MzU5d |archive-date=17 July 2012 }}</ref>
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|{{Flag|North Korea}}||9 November 1972||{{Main|North Korea–Pakistan relations}}
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|{{flag|South Korea}}||<!--Date started-->7 November 1983<ref name="mofa.go.kr" />
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|{{Flag|Kuwait}}||21 July 1963||Both countries established diplomatic relations on 21 July 1963 when Kuwait opened an embassy in Islamabad.<ref name="kuna.net.kw">{{Cite web |date=21 July 2018 |title=Today in Kuwait's history |url=https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2738067&Language=en |access-date=8 September 2023 |website=Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)}}</ref>{{Main|Kuwait–Pakistan relations}}

After the end of the first Gulf War in 1991, Pakistani army engineers were involved in a programme of mine clearance in the country.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ispr.gov.pk/front/main.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090405212950/http://www.ispr.gov.pk/front/main.asp|url-status=dead|title=:: ISPR :: Inter Services Public Relations - PAKISTAN|archive-date=5 April 2009|access-date=9 December 2020}}</ref> Kuwait was also the first country to send aid to isolated mountain villages in Kashmir after the quake of 2005,<ref>[http://www.ajk.gov.pk/site/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2746&Itemid=47] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141231075253/http://www.ajk.gov.pk/site/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2746&Itemid=47|date=31 December 2014}}</ref> also offering the largest amount of aid in the aftermath of the quake, US$100 million.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/4333218.stm |title=South Asia &#124; Race to save earthquake survivors |work=BBC News |date=12 October 2005 |access-date=24 November 2012}}</ref>
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|{{Flag|Kyrgyzstan}}||10 May 1992||{{Main|Kyrgyzstan–Pakistan relations}}

Pakistan extended diplomatic recognition to the Kyrgyz Republic on 20 December 1991. A Protocol for the establishment of diplomatic relations between Pakistan and Kyrgyzstan was signed on 10 May 1992.{{citation needed|date=January 2016}}
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|{{Flag|Laos}}||15 July 1955|| {{Main|Laos–Pakistan relations}}
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|{{Flag|Lebanon}}||15 September 1948||Both countries established diplomatic relations on 15 September 1948.<ref name="S. A. R. Bilgarami 1949 53"/>{{Main|Lebanon–Pakistan relations}}

Lebanon and Pakistan have good relations.{{citation needed|date=January 2016}} Pakistan has also been a steadfast supporter of Lebanon particularly when it was invaded by Israel.{{citation needed|date=January 2016}} Additionally, Pakistan has extended moral, diplomatic and material support to Lebanon and refuses to recognize Israel officially, as a legitimate country in solidarity with the Palestinian, Lebanese and other Middle Eastern countries.{{citation needed|date=January 2016}}
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|{{Flag|Malaysia}}||1957||{{Main|Malaysia–Pakistan relations}}

Pakistan has its High Commission in Kuala Lumpur, and Malaysia has its High Commission in Islamabad.
Pakistan has brotherly relations with Malaysia. Both are members of the [[Organisation of Islamic Cooperation]] and the [[Commonwealth of Nations]]. There is a trade and cultural pact between the two countries, under which the import and export of various goods is done on fairly large scale.{{citation needed|date=January 2016}} Both countries enjoy close relations and links of mutual friendship and the cooperation has further strengthened.{{citation needed|date=January 2016}}
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|{{Flag|Maldives}}||26 July 1966||Both countries established diplomatic relations on 26 July 1966.<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 May 2023 |title=Countries with which the Republic of Maldives has established Diplomatic Relations |url=https://www.gov.mv/en/files/dpl-full-country-list-as-of-11-may-2023--8993.pdf |access-date=7 November 2023 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Maldives |archive-date=29 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230629032804/https://www.gov.mv/en/files/dpl-full-country-list-as-of-11-may-2023--8993.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>{{Main|Maldives–Pakistan relations}}

[[The Maldives]] and Pakistan are culturally very close in sharing a Sunni majority. Islamabad supports the Maldivian position in the territorial dispute over the southern Indian colony of [[Minicoy Island]] in the [[Lakshadweep]], whose population is Muslim by faith.{{citation needed|date=January 2016}} Both the Maldives and Pakistan are member states of the Commonwealth of Nations.
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|{{Flag|Mongolia}}||6 July 1962||
Both countries established diplomatic relations on 6 July 1962.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 2020 |title=List of countries maintaining diplomatic relations with Mongolia |url=http://www.mfa.gov.mn/old/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/diplist-2020-draft-20200729.pdf |access-date=7 November 2023 |website=Diplomatic and Consular List Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia |archive-date=28 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928021439/http://www.mfa.gov.mn/old/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/diplist-2020-draft-20200729.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Pakistan and Mongolia maintain cordinal diplomatic relationship.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pid.gov.pk/press10-07-2010.htm |title=Press Information Department (Government of Pakistan) |publisher=Pid.gov.pk |access-date=24 November 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130502174302/http://pid.gov.pk/press10-07-2010.htm |archive-date=2 May 2013}}</ref>
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|{{Flag|Myanmar}}
|1 August 1947
|Both countries established diplomatic relations on 1 August 1947.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Diplomatic Relations |url=http://myanmarbsb.org/_site/diplomatic-relations/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230712174127/http://myanmarbsb.org/_site/diplomatic-relations/ |archive-date=12 July 2023 |access-date=7 November 2023 |website=Embassy of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar in Brazil}}</ref>
{{Main|Burma–Pakistan relations|Burmese people in Pakistan}}
Pakistan has an embassy in [[Yangon]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Embassy Of Pakistan In Myanmar |url=http://www.mofa.gov.pk/myanmar/default.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023213958/http://www.mofa.gov.pk/myanmar/default.aspx |archive-date=23 October 2012 |access-date=24 November 2012 |publisher=Mofa.gov.pk}}</ref> and Burma has an embassy in Islamabad.<ref>{{cite web |title=Myanmar Embassy, Islamabad |url=http://www.mofa.gov.mm/myanmarmissions/pakistan.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113145635/http://www.mofa.gov.mm/myanmarmissions/pakistan.html |archive-date=13 November 2012 |access-date=24 November 2012 |publisher=Mofa.gov.mm}}</ref> In January 2012, President Asif Ali Zardari paid a state visit to Yangon, Burma where he met [[Aung San Suu Kyi]] and conferred her the "Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Award for Democracy" for her long struggle for democracy. Zardari's children were also present in the ceremony.<ref>{{cite web |author=APP |date=25 January 2012 |title=Benazir Bhutto Award for Democracy: Zardari honours Aung San Suu Kyi – The Express Tribune |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/326938/zardari-confers-benazir-bhutto-award-for-democracy-on-suu-kyi/ |access-date=24 November 2012 |publisher=Tribune.com.pk}}</ref>
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|{{Flag|Nepal}}||20 March 1960||Both countries established diplomatic relations on 20 March 1960<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nepal – Pakistan Relations |url=https://pk.nepalembassy.gov.np/nepal-pakistan-relations/ |access-date=9 June 2023 |website=Embassy of Nepal Islamabad, Pakistan}}</ref>{{Main|Nepal–Pakistan relations}}

Despite an extensive 1982 trade agreement, the volume of bilateral trade remains comparatively small at [[U.S. dollar|US$]]4.8 million.<ref>{{cite news |title=Pakistan-Nepal trade relations improving day by day: Ambassador |url=https://www.nation.com.pk/14-Dec-2022/pakistan-nepal-trade-relations-improving-day-by-day-ambassador |access-date=31 May 2023 |work=The Nation |date=14 December 2022}}</ref> Pakistan's total exports to Nepal are worth US$1.631 million while Nepal's exports to Pakistan tally US$3.166 million.<ref name="FPCCI">[http://www.daily.pk/business/business/55-business/4092-pakistan-and-nepal-bilateral-trade-to-be-improved.html]{{dead link|date=November 2012}}</ref> Both countries have recently{{when|date=January 2011}} stepped up efforts to promote bilateral trade, especially in textiles, [[oilseeds]], extraction of [[oil]] and tourism; Pakistan also offered a US$5 million [[line of credit]] to Nepal.<ref name="FPCCI" /><ref name="VS">{{cite web |url=http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/GD06Df03.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050407191029/http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/GD06Df03.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=7 April 2005 |title=Asia Times Online :: South Asia news, business and economy from India and Pakistan |publisher=Atimes.com |date=6 April 2005 |access-date=24 November 2012 }}</ref><ref name="IP">{{cite news|last=Sharma |first=Sushil |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4389647.stm |title=South Asia &#124; Nepal, Pakistan in economy talks |work=BBC News |date=29 March 2005 |access-date=24 November 2012}}</ref> Nepal and Pakistan are signatories to the [[South Asia Free Trade Agreement]] (SAFTA) and members of the [[South Asian Economic Union]].
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|{{Flag|Oman}}||15 October 1971||Both countries established diplomatic relations on 15 October 1971, when Pakistani Consulate-General in Muscat upgraded to Embassy<ref name="auto7"/>{{Main|Oman–Pakistan relations}}

The relationship between [[Muscat]] and [[Islamabad]] is warm, because it is the nearest [[Arab]] country to Pakistan and the fact that some 30% of Omanis are of Balochi origin from Pakistan's [[Balochistan (Pakistan)|Balochistan]] province having settled in Oman over a hundred years ago.{{citation needed|date=January 2016}} Until 1958, [[Gwadar]] was part of [[Oman]] but was transferred to Pakistan in that year after being sold.{{citation needed|date=January 2016}}
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|{{Flag|Palestine}}||18 January 1989||Diplomatic relations established on 18 January 1989<ref name="Foreign Affairs Pakistan Volume 16"/>{{Main|Pakistan–Palestine relations}}

Pakistan fully supports the proposal of the creation of an independent Palestinian state. Due to Pakistan's pro-Palestinian stance, [[Israel-Pakistan relations|bilateral relations between Pakistan and Israel]] have continuously wavered over the last few years. Pakistan has also declined to recognise the state of Israel until the "liberation of Palestine" will take place.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200509/02/eng20050902_206013.html |title=People's Daily Online – Musharraf says Pakistan not to recognize Israel |work=English.peopledaily.com.cn |date=2 September 2005 |access-date=24 November 2012}}</ref>
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|{{flag|Philippines}}||8 September 1949
|Both countries established diplomatic relations on 8 September 1949.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 8, 2022 |title=The Republic of the Philippines and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan celebrate 73 years of formal diplomatic relations today, September 8! |url=https://twitter.com/DFAPHL/status/1567794353720139776 |access-date=27 October 2023 |website=DFA Philippines}}</ref>{{Main|Pakistan–Philippines relations}}
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|{{Flag|Qatar}}
|16 December 1972
|Both countries established diplomatic relations on 16 December 1972.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Summary of World Broadcasts: Far East, Part 3. |publisher=Monitoring Service of the British Broadcasting Corporation |year=1972}}</ref>
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|{{Flag|Saudi Arabia}}||September 1947||Both countries established diplomatic relations in September 1947<ref name="pakistaninksa.com"/>{{Main|Pakistan–Saudi Arabia relations}}

Saudi Arabia has also provided extensive religious and educational aid to Pakistan.{{citation needed|date=January 2016}} Saudi Arabia remains a major destination for immigration amongst Pakistanis, the number of whom living in Saudi Arabia stands between 900,000 and 1 million.{{citation needed|date=January 2016}}

Saudi Arabia is the largest source of [[petroleum]] for Pakistan.<ref name="BCQ">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4669904.stm |title=South Asia &#124; Saudi king holds Pakistan talks |work=BBC News |date=2 February 2006 |access-date=24 November 2012}}</ref> It also supplies extensive financial aid to Pakistan and [[remittance]] from Pakistani migrants to Saudi Arabia is also a major source of foreign currency.<ref name="GCS">{{cite news |url=https://www.arabianbusiness.com/politics-economics/india-pakistan-trade-with-gulf-hits-36bn-57549 |title=India-Pakistan trade with Gulf hits $36bn  |access-date=28 January 2024}}</ref>
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|{{flag|Singapore}}||17 August 1966<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mofa.gov.pk/FM_Speeches/22_11_10.html |title=Ministry of Foreign Affairs |publisher=Mofa.gov.pk |access-date=24 November 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120303230813/http://www.mofa.gov.pk/FM_Speeches/22_11_10.html |archive-date=3 March 2012}}</ref>
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|{{Flag|Sri Lanka}}||May 1948||{{Main|Pakistan–Sri Lanka relations}}
[[Sri Lanka]]'s ties with Pakistan have always been good, ever since Pakistan established its small mission in then-Ceylon (later Sri Lanka) in circa 1948–1949.<ref name="Sri Lanka">{{Cite web|url=http://www.vifindia.org/article/2011/may/18/Redefining-Sri-Lanka%E2%80%93Pakistan-Ties-an-Indian-Perspective|title=Redefining Sri Lanka – Pakistan Ties an Indian Perspective|website=Vivekananda International Foundation}}</ref> Since then, these relations have gradually developed into very close and cordial ties. Pakistan has been supplying military equipment to the [[Sri Lanka Armed Forces]] since 1999.<ref name="Sri Lanka" /> Pakistan has pledged since 2009 to assist in military training and intelligence to form a joint terror fighting force for their two countries.<ref name="Bilateral Relations" /> There is a Pakistani High Commission located in Sri Lanka and a Sri Lankan High Commission sit"Sri Lanka"uated in Pakistan.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.slhcpakistan.org/|title=High Commission of Sri Lanka in Pakistan}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pakistanhc.lk/|title=The High Commission of Pakistan in Sri Lanka}}</ref>
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|{{Flag|Syria}}||1948||{{Main|Pakistan–Syria relations}}

Both countries were on the [[silk route]] through which civilizational exchanges took place for centuries, Islamic missionaries that introduced [[Islam]] after 711 AD were from [[Syria]].{{citation needed|date=January 2016}} During the [[Yom Kippur War]] of 1973 (usually referred to as the Ramadan war in Pakistan) several Pakistani pilots assisted the Syrian air force.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.defencejournal.com/apr99/golan.htm |title=Shahbaz Over Golan |publisher=Defencejournal.com |date=26 April 1974 |access-date=24 November 2012 |archive-date=23 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923213417/http://www.defencejournal.com/apr99/golan.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2005 Syria and Pakistan agreed on mutual cooperation in the fields of science and technology.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://beta.dawn.com/news/379242/pakistan-syria-to-promote-cooperation-in-s-t|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050207065250/http://www.dawn.com/2005/01/07/nat15.htm|url-status=dead|title=Pakistan, Syria to promote cooperation in S&T|date=7 January 2005|archive-date=7 February 2005|website=DAWN.COM}}</ref>
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|{{Flag|Taiwan}} ||14 August 1947 – 4 January 1950||
{{Main|Pakistan-Taiwan relations}}
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|{{Flag|Tajikistan}}||6 June 1992||Both countries established diplomatic relations on 6 June 1992.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Relations of Tajikistan with Pakistan |url=https://mfa.tj/en/main/view/23/relations-of-tajikistan-with-pakistan |access-date=7 November 2023 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan}}</ref>{{Main|Pakistan–Tajikistan relations}}

The [[Islamic Republic of Pakistan]], established diplomatic relationship with the [[Republic of Tajikistan]] in 1992, but cooperation between these two countries started from 1991.{{citation needed|date=January 2016}} Geographically Tajikistan is the nearest Central Asian State to Pakistan – fourteen kilometres between two countries. Many Tajiks have immigrated to Pakistan, notably in the city of [[Ishkoman]] where they have integrated into the local population.{{citation needed|date=January 2016}}
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|{{flag|Thailand}}||10 October 1951||Both countries established diplomatic relations on 10 October 1951.<ref name="Thailand-Pakistan Relations"/>{{Main|Pakistan–Thailand relations}}Establishing cordial relationships started in 1951, and since has grown into a close diplomacy as trade value between the two nations has grown over US$1 billion. Pakistani universities account for 600 students from Thailand. Thailand enjoyed in 2013 over seventy five thousand tourists from Pakistan. Overall, relations are warm and social and economic exchanges are well developed and continuing to grow.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thaiembassy.org/islamabad/en/relation|title=Thailand-Pakistan Relations|website=Thai Embassy, Islamabad, Pakistan}}</ref>
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|{{Flag|Turkey}}||<!--Date started-->November 1947<ref name="Turkey-Pakistan Relations">{{Cite web |title=Turkey-Pakistan Relations |url=http://www.mfa.gov.tr/turkey-pakistan-relations.en.mfa |access-date=6 October 2020 |publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs}}</ref>||{{Main|Pakistan–Turkey relations}}
* [[Pakistan]] has an embassy in [[Ankara]] and a Consulate General in [[Istanbul]].
* Turkey has an embassy in [[Islamabad]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://islamabad.be.mfa.gov.tr/|title=Türkiye Cumhuriyeti İslamabad Büyükelçiliği|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs |access-date=6 October 2020}}</ref> and Consulates General in [[Karachi]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://karaci.bk.mfa.gov.tr/|title=Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Karaçi Başkonsolosluğu|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs|access-date=6 October 2020|archive-date=26 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170426212203/http://karaci.bk.mfa.gov.tr/|url-status=dead}}</ref> and [[Lahore]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aksam.com.tr/guncel/turkiye-dunyada-en-cok-temsilciligi-olan-6-ulke/haber-580158|title=Türkiye dünyada en çok temsilciliği olan 6. ülke|date=26 December 2016 |publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs |access-date=6 October 2020}}</ref>
* Both countries are members of [[Asia Cooperation Dialogue]], [[Economic Cooperation Organization]], [[OIC]] and [[WTO]].
* Trade volume between the two countries was US$856 million in 2019 (Pakistan's exports/imports: 306/550 million USD).<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.mfa.gov.tr/turkey_s-commercial-and-economic-relations-with-pakistan.en.mfa| title= Turkey-Pakistan Economic and Trade Relations|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs |access-date=6 October 2020}}</ref>
* [[Yunus Emre Institute]] has a local headquarters in [[Karachi]] and [[Lahore]].
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|{{Flag|Turkmenistan}}||9 May 1992||Both countries established diplomatic relations on 9 May 1992.<ref>{{Cite web |title=States with which Turkmenistan established diplomatic relations |url=https://www.mfa.gov.tm/en/articles/55?breadcrumbs=no |access-date=7 November 2023 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan}}</ref>{{Main|Pakistan–Turkmenistan relations}}

Pakistan was one of the first countries to recognize [[Turkmenistan]] as an independent country in December 1991.{{citation needed|date=January 2016}} Exchange of high-level visits during the last 10 years give credence to the fact that Pakistan and Turkmenistan have laid foundation of mutually beneficial relations, friendship and understanding.{{citation needed|date=January 2016}} The two countries have signed 21 Agreements and Memoranda of understanding in the fields of oil and gas, transport, energy, trade, science and culture.{{citation needed|date=January 2016}}
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|{{Flag|United Arab Emirates}}||13 January 1972||Both countries established diplomatic relations on 13 January 1972<ref name="News Review on West Asia"/>{{Main|Pakistan–United Arab Emirates relations}}

Pakistan was the first country to accord formal recognition to the [[UAE]] on its achieving independence.{{citation needed|date=January 2016}} Bilateral relations and mutually beneficial cooperation have progressed steadily ever since.{{citation needed|date=January 2016}} These relations date back to the UAE's formation in 1971, and have since evolved into wide-ranging co-operation in various fields. UAE has been a major donor of economic assistance to Pakistan.{{citation needed|date=January 2016}}
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|{{Flag|Uzbekistan}}||10 May 1992||Both countries established diplomatic relations on 10 May 1992.<ref>{{Cite web |title=States with which the Republic of Uzbekistan established diplomatic relations |url=https://www.uzbekistan.org.ua/en/foreign-policy/states-with-which-the-republic-of-uzbekistan-established-diplomatic-relations.html |access-date=7 November 2023 |website=Embassy of the Republic of Uzbekistan in Ukraine}}</ref>{{Main|Pakistan–Uzbekistan relations}}

Relations between the two states were established when the republic of Uzbekistan became independent following the collapse of the USSR, the relations between the two countries were initially strained by the situation in [[Afghanistan]] which both countries border as they supported different factions Afghan factions.<ref name="BBC">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4322925.stm |title=Asia-Pacific &#124; Musharraf signs Uzbek agreements |work=BBC News |date=6 March 2005 |access-date=24 November 2012}}</ref>

However relations improved after the fall of the Taliban, both countries seeking to improve relations for the sake of trade, Pakistan wishing to gain access to Central Asian markets and landlocked Uzbekistan to access ports on the Indian Ocean.{{citation needed|date=January 2016}}
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|{{Flag|Vietnam}}||8 November 1972||Both countries established diplomatic relations on 8 November 1972.<ref name="Islamic Republic of Pakistan"/>{{Main|Pakistan–Vietnam relations}}
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|{{Flag|Yemen}}
|4 February 1952
|Both countries established diplomatic relations on 4 February 1952<ref name="G.P. Maisonneuve"/>
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