Kuwait–Pakistan relations

Kuwait–Pakistan relations refer to bilateral relations between Kuwait and Pakistan. Pakistan has an embassy in Kuwait City and Kuwait has an embassy in Islamabad and a consulate in Karachi. Kuwait and Pakistan are members of OIC.

Pakistan-Kuwait relations

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Commercial, economic and cultural ties

Pakistani forces took an active part in the liberation of Kuwait along with coalition forces in 1991. After the end of the first Gulf War in 1991 Pakistani army engineers were involved in a program of mine clearance in the country. The present level of Kuwaiti exports to Pakistan is $750 million. Pakistani exports to Kuwait are $50 million. Kuwait and Pakistan have decided to expand their mutual trade to $1.0 billion annually in the next two to three years.[1]

COVID-19 pandemic

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Pakistan sent hundreds of doctors, nurses and technicians to Kuwait.[2][3][4]

Expatriate communities

The number of Pakistanis living in Kuwait is estimated to be around 107,084 .[5]

Aid to Pakistan

Kuwait was also the first country to send aid to isolated mountain villages in Kashmir after the quake of 2005,[6] also offering the largest amount of aid in the aftermath of the quake ($100m).[7]

In response to the 2005 Kashmir earthquake, the Kuwaiti government pledged Pakistan US$100 million.[8] Moreover, in the aftermath of the 2010 Pakistan floods, the Kuwaiti government lifted a long-standing ban on collecting donations in public.

Controversy

A 2017 fake news story of a visa ban by Kuwait was summarily dismissed as nonsense.[9][10][11]

See also

References
  1. http://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20040229072003/Kuwait%20to%20help%20Pakistan%20deepen%20trade%20relations%20with%20AGCC%20states
  2. "196 Pakistani medical workers sent to Kuwait to fight pandemic". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
  3. "Pakistan says Kuwait has awarded permanent contracts to 140 of its doctors". Arab News PK. 2021-09-13. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
  4. "Pakistan sent over 3,500 medical workers to Kuwait during pandemic — PM aide". Arab News PK. 2022-02-04. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
  5. "Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan". Archived from the original on July 14, 2010. Retrieved March 6, 2012.\story_27-2-2010_pg11_8
  6. "Government of Azad Jammu & Kashmir". ajk.gov.pk.
  7. "BBC NEWS - South Asia - Race to save earthquake survivors". bbc.co.uk. 12 October 2005.
  8. http://www.zawya.com/Story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091114081058/Kuwaiti%20ambassador%20to%20work%20to%20enhance%20ties%20with%20Pakistan%20/
  9. "News reports claiming Kuwait has imposed a visa ban on Pakistanis are FAKE". InUth. 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
  10. "No visa ban on Pakistanis by Kuwait, says Ambassador". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
  11. "No visa ban on Pakistanis by Kuwait: Ambassador | Pakistan Today".
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