Foreign relations of Pakistan

Afghanistan Pakistan People's Friendship Association is a group which operates in Afghanistan and Pakistan with the aim to promote various issues such as refugees, free trade zones, education, landmines, and poverty. The organisation organises various conferences, including collaborative efforts with the United Nations Human Rights Commission. ...more on Wikipedia about "Afghanistan Pakistan People's Friendship Association"

The Durand Line is a term for the poorly marked 2,640 kilometer (1,610 mile) border between Afghanistan and Pakistan. ...more on Wikipedia about "Durand line"

At the time of partition, the princely state of Kashmir, though ruled by a Hindu Maharajah, had an overwhelmingly Muslim population. When the Maharajah hesitated in acceding to either Pakistan or India in 1947, some of his Muslim subjects, aided by tribesmen from Pakistan, revolted in favor of joining Pakistan. India has long alleged that regular troops from Pakistan had participated in the partial occupation of Kashmir from the Western front. In exchange for military assistance in containing the revolt, the Kashmiri ruler offered his allegiance to India. Indian troops occupied the central & eastern portion of Kashmir, including its capital, Srinagar, while the west-north western part came under Pakistani control. (See First Kashmir War) ...more on Wikipedia about "Foreign relations of Pakistan"

The High Commission High Commission of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in Ottawa is the diplomatic mission of Pakistan to Canada. The chancery is located at 10 Range Road in the Sandy Hill neighbourhood among a cluster of other embassies. It overlooks Strathcona Park and beyond it the Rideau River. The building was constructed for future Supreme Court Chief Justice Francis Anglin in 1912. It was designed by prominent Ottawa architect Werner Ernst Noffke. The building was purchased by Pakistan in 2004 for $1.6 million. Before this the embassy had been located in an office building on Slater Street in downtown. The embassy had previously been located in Sandy Hill, but in 1975 it had been gutted by fire. The ambassadorial residence is located in Rockcliffe Park. ...more on Wikipedia about "High Commission of Pakistan in Ottawa"

The Indo-Pak Confederation is a proposed political confederation first proposed by by Indian Deputy Prime Minister LK Advani in early 2004. Advani's comments provoked a response by a high ranking Pakistan Diplomat (see 'Indian Deputy Prime Minister's and Pakistan Diplomat's Opinion on Indo-Pak Union' ** ). ...more on Wikipedia about "Indo-Pak Confederation"

Major non-NATO ally (MNNA) is a designation given by the United States government to exceptionally close allies who have strong strategic working relationships with American forces but are not members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. While being elevated to MNNA status does not automatically include a mutual defense pact with the United States, it does confer a variety of military and financial advantages that otherwise are not obtainable by countries not in NATO. ...more on Wikipedia about "Major non-NATO ally"

Executive Officers ...more on Wikipedia about "Pakistan Institute of International Affairs"

The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, or SAARC, proposed by Ziaur Rahman, the then-president of Bangladesh, was established on December 8, 1985. SAARC is an association of eight countries of South Asia: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and most recently admitted, Afghanistan. These countries comprise an area of 5,127,500 km2 and a fifth of the world's population. ...more on Wikipedia about "South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation"

UNMOGIP or United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan was set up in 1949 to supervise the ceasefire between India and Pakistan in the State of Jammu and Kashmir. ...more on Wikipedia about "UNMOGIP"

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