The relationship between the two has been dubbed as a special relationship. Pakistanis are the second largest group of foreign residents living in the country. The UAE also has a long cricket relationship with Pakistan, serving as a home ground for the Pakistan cricket team for the past few decades.
Pakistan and the UAE are very close allies with extremely close relations based on cultural affinities and shared faith.
The UAE is a member of the United Nations and the Arab League and has established diplomatic relations with more than 60 countries, including the US, Japan, Russia, the People's Republic of China, and most West European countries.
Pakistan also enjoys extensive cultural & defense/military ties with most of the Arab League member states. Pakistan also has extensive trade ties with Arab League states, especially Saudi Arabia and the UAE with Saudi Arabia ranking as Pakistan's second largest trading partner after the United States.
The foreign relations with Iran, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and China remain important and based on the extensive cooperation in national security and economical interests in the Persian Gulf and wide-ranging bilateral relations with the United States and other Western countries.
China has provided economic, technical, and military assistance to Pakistan; both sides regard each other as close strategic allies.
Pakistan is a major non-NATO ally as part of the War on Terrorism, and a leading recipient of U.S. aid.
Both countries are members of the OIC (Organisation of Islamic Cooperation) and the "D8". Pakistan and Egypt are both designated Major Non-NATO allies, giving them access to certain levels of hardware and surplus military equipment from the United States.
Pakistan has had a long and good relationship with the China. Pakistan has interest over the Persian Gulf and has wide-ranging bilateral relations with the United States and other Western countries.
China supports Pakistan's sovereignty, territorial integrity, security, and promotes its social-economic development and prosperity. Actions have proved that no matter how the international situation changes, the friendship between China and Pakistan remains unbreakable.
Bilateral ties exist between Australia and the United Arab Emirates. The UAE maintains an embassy in Canberra whilst Australia has an embassy in Abu Dhabi and a consulate-general in Dubai.
UAE and Egypt maintain a close economic ties and maintain trade between the two countries, with imports and exports between the two sides.
The UAE maintains an embassy in Beijing and a consulate-general in Hong Kong while China has an embassy in Abu Dhabi and consulate-general in Dubai. The UAE and China have been strong international allies, with significant cooperation across economic, political and cultural aspects.
The UAE has consistently ranked among the top 25 happiest countries in the world since the first report was published in 2012. According to the World Happiness Report, happiness is a subjective experience that reflects a person's overall satisfaction with their life.
Relations between the two countries have been described as strong and a "strategic partnership", with the countries cooperating closely in Iraq, Egypt and Libya.
India and United Arab Emirates (UAE) enjoy strong bonds of friendship which are founded on millennia-old cultural, religious and economic intercourse between the two regions. People-to-people contacts and barter trade between the two regions have existed for centuries.
Pakistan is the only country in the world that does not recognize Armenia as a state, although most Pakistanis are not aware of this fact.
Iran was the first country to recognize Pakistan after independence. After the 1979 Islamic Revolution of Iran, Pakistan was one of the first countries to recognize the new dispensation.
Since Pakistan joined the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, relations between both sides have become closer. Pakistan celebrated the 70th and 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations with Russia. Russian president Vladimir Putin also declared Pakistan as one of its primary partners in South Asia.
Military relations
Both Australia and Pakistan were a part of the South East Asian version of NATO called SEATO, also known as a 'mutual defence pact'. The two countries have held bilateral defence and security talks since 2006.
Pakistan was in the forefront welcoming Japan's return to the international community. Such gestures led both countries to establish their diplomatic ties on April 28, 1952. Since then, the Pakistan-Japan relationship has made steady progress and has kept growing to the mutual benefit of both countries.
Timeline. Japan was among the first nations to recognize Pakistan's sovereignty, doing so three days after the latter's independence on 14 August 1947. Diplomatic relations between the two were officially established in April 1952 following the end of the Allied occupation of Japan.
Pakistan was one of the first countries that recognized the People's Republic of China.
Countries considered India's closest include the United Arab Emirates, Russian Federation, Israel, Afghanistan, France, Bhutan, Bangladesh, and the United States.
The Pakistani passport ranks 196th in the world as of July 2023 according to VisaGuide Passport Index. This means that Pakistani citizens can travel visa-free to 11 countries in the world. However, to enter the remaining countries, Pakistani passport holders must apply for a visa beforehand.