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typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Flag_of_Bhutan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Bhutan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="45" height="30" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Flag_of_Bhutan.svg/68px-Flag_of_Bhutan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Flag_of_Bhutan.svg/90px-Flag_of_Bhutan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Bhutan" title="Bhutan">Bhutan</a></th> <th scope="col" style="width:50%; text-align:center; border-left:thin solid lightgrey;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Flag_of_Pakistan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Pakistan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="45" height="30" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Flag_of_Pakistan.svg/68px-Flag_of_Pakistan.svg.png 1.5x, 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Relations have been active at least since 2004. Both nations are members of the <a href="/wiki/South_Asian_Association_for_Regional_Cooperation" title="South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation">South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation</a> (SAARC) and the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations" title="United Nations">United Nations</a>. Neither country has a resident ambassador. </p><p>They are both <a href="/wiki/Himalayan_states" title="Himalayan states">Himalayan states</a> and have two common neighbours – <a href="/wiki/China" title="China">China</a> and <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a>. Bhutan has close <a href="/wiki/Bhutan%E2%80%93India_relations" title="Bhutan–India relations">relations with India</a> while Pakistan has <a href="/wiki/China%E2%80%93Pakistan_relations" title="China–Pakistan relations">close relations with China</a>. But <a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Pakistan_relations" title="India–Pakistan relations">Pakistan's relations with India</a> are more tense, so India has at times viewed Pakistani approaches to Bhutan with suspicion.<sup id="cite_ref-Maitra_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Maitra-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bhutan%E2%80%93Pakistan_relations&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+link+.ambox{margin-top:-1px}html body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .ambox.mbox-small-left{margin:4px 1em 4px 0;overflow:hidden;width:238px;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ambox-speedy{border-left:10px solid #b32424;background-color:#fee7e6}.mw-parser-output .ambox-delete{border-left:10px solid #b32424}.mw-parser-output .ambox-content{border-left:10px solid #f28500}.mw-parser-output .ambox-style{border-left:10px solid #fc3}.mw-parser-output .ambox-move{border-left:10px solid #9932cc}.mw-parser-output .ambox-protection{border-left:10px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.5em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.5em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image-div{width:52px}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ambox{margin:0 10%}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .ambox{display:none!important}}</style><table class="box-Expand_section plainlinks metadata ambox mbox-small-left ambox-content" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="[icon]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/20px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/30px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/40px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="44" data-file-height="31" /></a></span></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>needs expansion</b>. You can help by <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bhutan%E2%80%93Pakistan_relations&action=edit&section=">adding to it</a>. <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">August 2013</span>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Bhutan and Pakistan have had links for centuries.<sup id="cite_ref-Arif_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Arif-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1971, Bhutan was one of the first countries to recognize the <a href="/wiki/Bangladesh_Liberation_War" title="Bangladesh Liberation War">secession</a> of <a href="/wiki/East_Pakistan" title="East Pakistan">East Pakistan</a> as independent <a href="/wiki/Bangladesh" title="Bangladesh">Bangladesh</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The relations between these countries were established diplomatically in 1988. The Bhutan Ambassador to Dhaka is recognized as a non-resident Ambassador to Pakistan while Pakistan's High Commissioner for Bangladesh is simultaneously recognized as a non-resident Ambassador to Bhutan.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Scholarships">Scholarships</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bhutan%E2%80%93Pakistan_relations&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Scholarships"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Pakistan offers scholarships to Bhutanese students, particularly in medicine and engineering.<sup id="cite_ref-Times2011_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Times2011-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Trade">Trade</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bhutan%E2%80%93Pakistan_relations&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Trade"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Major exports from Pakistan are <a href="/wiki/Cotton_yarn" class="mw-redirect" title="Cotton yarn">cotton yarn</a>, articles of textile materials, cotton fabric (woven), sports goods and leather. Imports by Pakistan include raw <a href="/wiki/Jute" title="Jute">jute</a>, crude rubber, <a href="/wiki/Oil_seeds" class="mw-redirect" title="Oil seeds">oil seeds</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cork_(material)" title="Cork (material)">cork</a> and chemical materials/products. Economic cooperation between the two countries is minimal, owing to high freight rates and difficulties in accessing landlocked Bhutan.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2008–2009 the total bilateral trade passed half a million US dollars.<sup id="cite_ref-PCCI_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PCCI-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the period 2007–2011 only 11 Pakistanis visited Bhutan as tourists.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Visits">Visits</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bhutan%E2%80%93Pakistan_relations&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Visits"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There have been regular contacts between the leaders of two countries at different International Forums<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Avoid_weasel_words" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Avoid weasel words"><span title="The material near this tag possibly uses too vague attribution or weasel words. (June 2013)">which?</span></a></i>]</sup>, besides the SAARC Summits. Bhutan attended the <a href="/wiki/List_of_SAARC_summits" title="List of SAARC summits">12th SAARC Summit</a> at Islamabad in January 2004. On the sidelines of the Summit, the <a href="/wiki/President_of_Pakistan" title="President of Pakistan">President</a> and <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Pakistan" title="Prime Minister of Pakistan">Prime Minister of Pakistan</a> had bilateral meetings with the <a href="/wiki/List_of_prime_ministers_of_Bhutan" title="List of prime ministers of Bhutan">Prime Minister of Bhutan</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In November 2004, Pakistani Prime Minister <a href="/wiki/Shaukat_Aziz" title="Shaukat Aziz">Shaukat Aziz</a> headed an official delegation to Bhutan, which raised suspicions in their common neighbour, India, that Pakistan may attempt to sabotage Indian interests in Bhutan.<sup id="cite_ref-Maitra_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Maitra-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In March 2011, the Bhutanese Prime Minister <a href="/wiki/Lyonchen_Jigme_Yoser_Thinley" class="mw-redirect" title="Lyonchen Jigme Yoser Thinley">Lyonchen Jigme Yoser Thinley</a> led a three-day delegation to Pakistan and met with Pakistani Prime Minister <a href="/wiki/Yusuf_Raza_Gilani_(politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Yusuf Raza Gilani (politician)">Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani</a>. They covered a range of bilateral issues including economic, commercial, investment, educational and cultural links.<sup id="cite_ref-Times2011_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Times2011-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Pakwatan2011_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pakwatan2011-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In June 2012, a delegation of Buddhist monks from Bhutan, travelling with the ambassador, was warmly received by <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_State_for_Foreign_Affairs_(Pakistan)" title="Minister of State for Foreign Affairs (Pakistan)">Pakistan's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs</a>, who emphasized the need for personal and interfaith contact between the countries.<sup id="cite_ref-Arif_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Arif-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2018, a Bhutanese delegation consisting of the Bhutanese Ambassador and Buddhist monks visited <a href="/wiki/Buddhism_in_Pakistan#Buddhism_in_antiquity" title="Buddhism in Pakistan">Buddhist heritage sites</a> in <a href="/wiki/Mardan_District" title="Mardan District">Mardan District</a>, Pakistan.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Diplomatic_representation">Diplomatic representation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bhutan%E2%80%93Pakistan_relations&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Diplomatic representation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Neither country has a resident ambassador. The embassy of Pakistan in Bangladesh is accredited to Bhutan.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of 2022, the Ambassador-designate of Bhutan to Pakistan is Rinchen Kuentsyl,<sup id="cite_ref-:0_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while Imran Ahmed Siddiqui is the Pakistani ambassador to Bhutan.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bhutan%E2%80%93Pakistan_relations&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-Maitra-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Maitra_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Maitra_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFMaitra2004" class="citation web cs1">Maitra, Ramtanu (25 November 2004). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120802001308/http://atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/FK25Df03.html">"Pakistan's Bhutan gambit worries Delhi"</a>. <i>Asia Times</i>. 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title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Bhutan)">Ministry of Foreign Affairs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_diplomatic_missions_of_Bhutan" title="List of diplomatic missions of Bhutan">Diplomatic missions of Bhutan</a> / <a href="/wiki/List_of_diplomatic_missions_in_Bhutan" title="List of diplomatic missions in Bhutan">in Bhutan</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="23x15px&#124;border_&#124;alt=Pakistan&#124;link=Pakistan_Foreign_relations_of_Pakistan" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="3"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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href="/wiki/Bilateralism" title="Bilateralism">Bilateral</a> relations</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Africa</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Algeria%E2%80%93Pakistan_relations" title="Algeria–Pakistan relations">Algeria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Egypt%E2%80%93Pakistan_relations" title="Egypt–Pakistan relations">Egypt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenya%E2%80%93Pakistan_relations" title="Kenya–Pakistan relations">Kenya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Libya%E2%80%93Pakistan_relations" title="Libya–Pakistan relations">Libya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mauritius%E2%80%93Pakistan_relations" title="Mauritius–Pakistan relations">Mauritius</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morocco%E2%80%93Pakistan_relations" title="Morocco–Pakistan relations">Morocco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nigeria%E2%80%93Pakistan_relations" title="Nigeria–Pakistan relations">Nigeria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pakistan%E2%80%93Somalia_relations" title="Pakistan–Somalia relations">Somalia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pakistan%E2%80%93South_Africa_relations" title="Pakistan–South Africa relations">South Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pakistan%E2%80%93Sudan_relations" title="Pakistan–Sudan relations">Sudan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pakistan%E2%80%93Tunisia_relations" title="Pakistan–Tunisia relations">Tunisia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pakistan%E2%80%93Zimbabwe_relations" title="Pakistan–Zimbabwe relations">Zimbabwe</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Americas</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a 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class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Afghanistan%E2%80%93Pakistan_relations" title="Afghanistan–Pakistan relations">Afghanistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armenia%E2%80%93Pakistan_relations" title="Armenia–Pakistan relations">Armenia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Azerbaijan%E2%80%93Pakistan_relations" title="Azerbaijan–Pakistan relations">Azerbaijan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bahrain%E2%80%93Pakistan_relations" title="Bahrain–Pakistan relations">Bahrain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bangladesh%E2%80%93Pakistan_relations" title="Bangladesh–Pakistan relations">Bangladesh</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Bhutan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brunei%E2%80%93Pakistan_relations" title="Brunei–Pakistan relations">Brunei</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cambodia%E2%80%93Pakistan_relations" title="Cambodia–Pakistan relations">Cambodia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/China%E2%80%93Pakistan_relations" title="China–Pakistan relations">China</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong%E2%80%93Pakistan_relations" title="Hong Kong–Pakistan relations">Hong Kong</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India%E2%80%93Pakistan_relations" title="India–Pakistan relations">India</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indonesia%E2%80%93Pakistan_relations" title="Indonesia–Pakistan relations">Indonesia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93Pakistan_relations" title="Iran–Pakistan relations">Iran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iraq%E2%80%93Pakistan_relations" title="Iraq–Pakistan relations">Iraq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Israel%E2%80%93Pakistan_relations" title="Israel–Pakistan relations">Israel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japan%E2%80%93Pakistan_relations" title="Japan–Pakistan relations">Japan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jordan%E2%80%93Pakistan_relations" title="Jordan–Pakistan relations">Jordan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kazakhstan%E2%80%93Pakistan_relations" title="Kazakhstan–Pakistan relations">Kazakhstan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kyrgyzstan%E2%80%93Pakistan_relations" title="Kyrgyzstan–Pakistan relations">Kyrgyzstan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kuwait%E2%80%93Pakistan_relations" title="Kuwait–Pakistan relations">Kuwait</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laos%E2%80%93Pakistan_relations" title="Laos–Pakistan relations">Laos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lebanon%E2%80%93Pakistan_relations" title="Lebanon–Pakistan relations">Lebanon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maldives%E2%80%93Pakistan_relations" title="Maldives–Pakistan relations">Maldives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malaysia%E2%80%93Pakistan_relations" title="Malaysia–Pakistan relations">Malaysia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Myanmar%E2%80%93Pakistan_relations" title="Myanmar–Pakistan relations">Myanmar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nepal%E2%80%93Pakistan_relations" title="Nepal–Pakistan relations">Nepal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Korea%E2%80%93Pakistan_relations" title="North Korea–Pakistan relations">North Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oman%E2%80%93Pakistan_relations" title="Oman–Pakistan relations">Oman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pakistan%E2%80%93Palestine_relations" title="Pakistan–Palestine relations">Palestine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pakistan%E2%80%93Philippines_relations" title="Pakistan–Philippines relations">Philippines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pakistan%E2%80%93Qatar_relations" title="Pakistan–Qatar relations">Qatar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pakistan%E2%80%93Saudi_Arabia_relations" title="Pakistan–Saudi Arabia relations">Saudi Arabia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pakistan%E2%80%93Singapore_relations" title="Pakistan–Singapore relations">Singapore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pakistan%E2%80%93Sri_Lanka_relations" title="Pakistan–Sri Lanka relations">Sri Lanka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pakistan%E2%80%93South_Korea_relations" title="Pakistan–South Korea relations">South Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pakistan%E2%80%93Syria_relations" title="Pakistan–Syria relations">Syria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pakistan%E2%80%93Tajikistan_relations" title="Pakistan–Tajikistan relations">Tajikistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pakistan%E2%80%93Thailand_relations" title="Pakistan–Thailand relations">Thailand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pakistan%E2%80%93Turkey_relations" title="Pakistan–Turkey relations">Turkey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pakistan%E2%80%93Turkmenistan_relations" title="Pakistan–Turkmenistan relations">Turkmenistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pakistan%E2%80%93United_Arab_Emirates_relations" title="Pakistan–United Arab Emirates relations">United Arab Emirates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pakistan%E2%80%93Uzbekistan_relations" title="Pakistan–Uzbekistan relations">Uzbekistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pakistan%E2%80%93Vietnam_relations" title="Pakistan–Vietnam relations">Vietnam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pakistan%E2%80%93Yemen_relations" title="Pakistan–Yemen relations">Yemen</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Europe</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Austria%E2%80%93Pakistan_relations" title="Austria–Pakistan relations">Austria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Belarus%E2%80%93Pakistan_relations" title="Belarus–Pakistan relations">Belarus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Belgium%E2%80%93Pakistan_relations" title="Belgium–Pakistan relations">Belgium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bosnia_and_Herzegovina%E2%80%93Pakistan_relations" title="Bosnia and Herzegovina–Pakistan relations">Bosnia and Herzegovina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Czech_Republic%E2%80%93Pakistan_relations" title="Czech Republic–Pakistan relations">Czech Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Denmark%E2%80%93Pakistan_relations" title="Denmark–Pakistan relations">Denmark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Finland%E2%80%93Pakistan_relations" title="Finland–Pakistan relations">Finland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Pakistan_relations" title="France–Pakistan relations">France</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Germany%E2%80%93Pakistan_relations" title="Germany–Pakistan relations">Germany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greece%E2%80%93Pakistan_relations" title="Greece–Pakistan relations">Greece</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Holy_See%E2%80%93Pakistan_relations" title="Holy See–Pakistan relations">Holy See</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hungary%E2%80%93Pakistan_relations" title="Hungary–Pakistan relations">Hungary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ireland%E2%80%93Pakistan_relations" title="Ireland–Pakistan relations">Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italy%E2%80%93Pakistan_relations" title="Italy–Pakistan relations">Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosovo%E2%80%93Pakistan_relations" title="Kosovo–Pakistan relations">Kosovo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malta%E2%80%93Pakistan_relations" title="Malta–Pakistan relations">Malta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Netherlands%E2%80%93Pakistan_relations" title="Netherlands–Pakistan relations">Netherlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norway%E2%80%93Pakistan_relations" title="Norway–Pakistan relations">Norway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pakistan%E2%80%93Poland_relations" title="Pakistan–Poland relations">Poland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pakistan%E2%80%93Russia_relations" title="Pakistan–Russia relations">Russia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pakistan%E2%80%93Serbia_relations" title="Pakistan–Serbia relations">Serbia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pakistan%E2%80%93Spain_relations" title="Pakistan–Spain relations">Spain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pakistan%E2%80%93Switzerland_relations" title="Pakistan–Switzerland relations">Switzerland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pakistan%E2%80%93Ukraine_relations" title="Pakistan–Ukraine relations">Ukraine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pakistan%E2%80%93United_Kingdom_relations" title="Pakistan–United Kingdom relations">United Kingdom</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Oceania</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Australia%E2%80%93Pakistan_relations" title="Australia–Pakistan relations">Australia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand%E2%80%93Pakistan_relations" title="New Zealand–Pakistan relations">New Zealand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pakistan%E2%80%93Samoa_relations" title="Pakistan–Samoa relations">Samoa</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Former</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/East_Germany%E2%80%93Pakistan_relations" title="East Germany–Pakistan relations">East Germany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pakistan%E2%80%93Soviet_Union_relations" title="Pakistan–Soviet Union relations">Soviet Union</a></li> 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