Kazakhstan-Pakistan relations
Diplomatic relations between the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (IRP) were established on February 24, 1992.
Since November 27, 1994, the Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan has been functioning in the capital of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Islamabad.
Since May 18, 2021 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan - Y.S. Kistafin.
The Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan also functions in Astana.
Since March 2, 2023 Nauman Bashir Bhatti is the Ambassador of the IRP in the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Interaction in the political sphere
The official visits of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan N. Nazarbayev to Pakistan was paid in 1992 and 2003.
The heads of Pakistan visited Kazakhstan with an official/working bilateral visits at different times:
IRP Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto (23-25 August 1995);
IRP President Farouk Leghari (October 28-30, 1996);
Head of the IRP Government Pervez Musharraf (October 6-7, 2000);
PRI Prime Minister Yousef Raza Gilani (6-7 September 2011);
Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif (August 25-26, 2015).
June 8-10, 2017 Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif paid an official visit to Kazakhstan in order to participate in the SCO Summit and in the opening ceremony of the Astana EXPO-2017 International Specialized Exhibition;
September 9-12, 2017 the President of IRP Mamnoon Hussein took part in the 1st OIC Summit on Science and Technology and in the closing ceremony of the International Specialized Exhibition «Astana EXPO-2017»;
October 13, 2022 as part of the participation of the Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Sh. Sharif in the Sixth CICA Summit in Astana.
Due to the invitation of the Speaker of the National Assembly of the IRP Raja Pervez Ashraf on December 11-13, 2022 the Chairman of the Mazhilis of the Parliament E.Koshanov paid an official visit to Islamabad.
In February 28, 2020 in Islamabad the first Kazakh-Pakistani political consultations at the level of foreign ministries were held.
18-19 August 2022, on the sidelines of the meeting of the Secretariats of the Security Councils of the SCO member countries, a bilateral meeting was held between the Secretary of the Security Council of the Republic of Kazakhstan G. Nurlauletov and the Secretary of the Security Council of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Aamir Hassan.
Trade and economic cooperation
In 2022 bilateral trade consists 73 million 239 thousand US dollars, of which 37 million 261 thousand US dollars account for imports, 35 million 878 thousand US dollars for exports.
The basis of Pakistani exports to Kazakhstan are precious stones and jewellery, textiles, chemical and pharmaceutical products, agricultural and food products, vegetables, fruits, shoes, leather goods, sports and medical goods, building materials, etc.
Pakistani imports from Kazakhstan include construction and paint materials, raw materials, food products, machinery and equipment, fertilizers, coal, ferrous and non-ferrous metals, vegetable oils, etc.
At present, the main mechanism for the implementation of interstate cooperation in the trade, economic, investment, transport and energy sectors is the Kazakh-Pakistani Intergovernmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technical and Cultural Cooperation (IGC).
To date, the parties have held eleven meetings of the Intergovernmental Commission, the last of which was held on December 23-24, 2022 in Islamabad.
Cooperation in the military and military-technical fields
Kazakhstan and Pakistan show a certain interest
in the development of systemic cooperation in the military and military-technical sphere. For this reason, relations between the defence departments of the two countries are one of the most productive and dynamically developing areas of Kazakh-Pakistani interstate cooperation.
In 2002, the Office of the Military Attaché was opened at the Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the IRP.
On interaction in the cultural and humanitarian sphere
Within the framework of international organizations, the parties on an ongoing basis hold forums dedicated to the historical and cultural personalities of the two countries - Al- Farabi and Alama Iqbal.
The sites of the leading universities of Pakistan act as a place for informing the Pakistani public about the socio-political reforms being carried out in Kazakhstan, initiated by the leadership of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Among the key events for the two countries was the creation in 2022 of the Alumni Association "Kazakhstan - my second homeland".
Legal framework
The contractual and legal basis of bilateral cooperation is based on the Agreement on the establishment of diplomatic and consular relations between the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the Declaration on the principles of relations between the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.