Relations of Tajikistan with Pakistan

Diplomatic relations between the Republic of Tajikistan and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan were established on June 6, 1992. Cooperation between Tajikistan and Pakistan dates back to 1991.

In 1993, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan opened its Embassy in the Republic of Tajikistan and its activities began in early 1994.

Bilateral cooperation between the Republic of Tajikistan and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is progressively developing through joint efforts. During 31 years of relations, the President of the Republic of Tajikistan paid 8 official and state visits to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (March 1994, 1996, 1997, May 12-14, 2004, March 7-10, 2011, November 12-13, 2015, June 2-3, 2021 and December 14-15, 2022).

Also, on March 1, 2017 the Founder of Peace and National Unity - Leader of the Nation, President of the Republic of Tajikistan, H.E. Mr. Emomali Rahmon paid a working visit to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to participate in the 13th Economic Cooperation Organization Summit in Islamabad.

On June 2, 2021, the Founder of Peace and National Unity - Leader of the Nation, President of the Republic of Tajikistan, H.E. Mr. Emomali Rahmon paid an official visit to Pakistan, during which 12 documents on cooperation were signed.

On December 14, 2022, the Founder of Peace and National Unity - Leader of the Nation, President of the Republic of Tajikistan, H.E. Mr. Emomali Rahmon paid an official visit to Pakistan, during which 8 documents on cooperation were signed.

On September 15, 2022, the Founder of Peace and National Unity - Leader of the Nation, President of the Republic of Tajikistan, H.E. Mr. Emomali Rahmon held a meeting with the Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, H.E. Mr. Shahbaz Sharif, on the sidelines of the meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Samarkand, Republic of Uzbekistan.

On October 13, 2022 in Astana, Republic of Kazakhstan, on the sidelines of the Conference on Cooperation and Confidence Building Measures in Asia, the Founder of Peace and National Unity - Leader of the Nation, President of the Republic of Tajikistan, H.E. Mr. Emomali Rahmon met with the Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, H.E. Mr. Shahbaz Sharif. During the meeting, a wide range of cooperation issues between Tajikistan and Pakistan were discussed.

On November 8, 2022, the Founder of Peace and National Unity - Leader of the Nation, President of the Republic of Tajikistan, H.E. Mr. Emomali Rahmon met with the Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, H.E. Mr. Shahbaz Sharif, in the city of Sharm-us-Sheikh, Arab Republic of Egypt, within the framework of the Twenty-Seventh session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Model Convention on Climate Change (COP-27).

On August 28, 2023 the Founder of Peace and National Unity - Leader of the Nation, President of the Republic of Tajikistan, H.E. Mr. Emomali Rahmon received the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee of the Army of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, General Sohir Shamshad Mirza.

On October 26, 2023, within the framework of the meeting of the Council of Heads of Governments of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, Prime Minister of the Republic of Tajikistan Qohir Rasulzoda met with Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Jalil Abbas Jelani in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic.

The President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan paid three official and working visits to Tajikistan (June 2-3, 2002, July 28-30, 2009, March 24-26, 2012). Also in recent years, there had been an official and working visit of the Prime Minister of Pakistan Muhammad Nawaz Sharif to Dushanbe (June 17-18, 2014, June 9-10, 2015 (working visit to participate in the Water for Life Conference), May 11-12, 2016 (inauguration ceremony of construction works of CASA-1000 project), July 5-6, 2017 (official visit to participate in the meeting of Heads of States and Governments of CASA-1000 project countries) and September 16-17, 2021 (September 17, 2022, official visit to participate in the meeting of the Council of Heads of States of SCO - 20th Anniversary of SCO) .

On March 31, 2021, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan Sirojiddin Muhriddin met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Quraishi, who was in Dushanbe on an official visit to participate in the Ninth Conference of Foreign Ministers "Heart of Asia - Istanbul Process" on March 29-31, 2021.

On March 21, 2022, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan Sirojiddin Muhriddin met with the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan, who was in Islamabad to participate in the 48th meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation on March 21-23, 2022.

On July 28, 2022, on the sidelines of the meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan, Sirojiddin Muhriddin met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari.

On January 23, 2023, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan Sirojiddin Muhridin met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Bilawal Bhutto Zardari in the framework of the meeting of the Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Economic Cooperation Organization.

On April 13, 2023, on the sidelines of the 4th Meeting of the Foreign Ministries of countries bordering Afghanistan, a bilateral meeting was held between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan Sirojiddin Muhriddin and the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Hina Rabbani Khar.

There is an Intergovernmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific and Technical Cooperation between the two countries, which is one of the main mechanisms for the development of bilateral economic cooperation. Sixth meeting of the Tajik-Pakistani intergovernmental commission on trade, economic, scientific and technical cooperation was held in Dushanbe on July 2, 2019.

At the same time, political consultations between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan are very active.

In 2022, trade turnover between the Republic of Tajikistan and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan amounted to 32.477 million dollars, which is 6% more than in 2021.

20.11.2023