Referring to warm relations between iran and pakistan, the speaker remarked that both countries are intertwined by stronger multidimensional relations and underlined the need for renewed. Relations between iran and pakistan have spanned since the common prehistoric indoiranian heritage. Pak us relations, contemporary opportunities and challenges. National interest remains a dominant factor to form the core of bilateral ties between the states. Although ideology has played a role, their respective regional strategic interests have largely shaped their relationship. A video lecture for intermediate second year students of pakistan studies p. United states is the most influential power in the world today, therefore, us foreign policy and its relations with other nations, especially with pakistan in the south and. From geopolitical compulsions to a strengthening cooperation s.
Both nations have close historical cultural and also military relations. Developing closer russianpakistani relations will help moscow counter some of these shared threats. Pakistan and iran are working together to secure the taftan border and to vanish smuggling and drugs trafficking along the border. Iran could play in afghanistan a role that may not be in favour of. Pdf conflict and cooperation in pakiran relations post 911. In keeping with the warmth and closeness of relations between the two countries, the shahinshah of iran was the first head of state to visit pakistan in march, 1950. Pdf the relations between pakistan and iran, dates back to the early stages of pakistan independence in 1947. The most important single event in the pakistan us relationship in the last decade was the november 26, 2011 slaughter of over two dozen pakistani soldiers on the border with afghanistan by us forces. Relations between iran and pakistan remained friendly following the 1979 iranian revolution, which was soon followed by the soviet invasion of afghanistan. Pakistaniran relations under imran khan the diplomat. Pakistan iran relations under imran khan by umair jamal how significant was the pakistani prime ministers visit, especially right after a major attack in balochistan. But upgrading its relations with iran may become more difficult as saying no to saudi arabia may also become more difficult. A brief history of iranpakistan preislamic revolution relations. Pdf the anomaly in pakiran relations started due to afghanistan.
Lastly, the report discusses irans tense relationship with pakistan. Pakistaniran relations have been complex and uncertain due to united states tremendous influence since 911. When pakistan gained independence in 1947, iran was the first country in the world to internationally recognize pakistan as a sovereign nation and shah of iran was the first head of state of any country who came to pakistan on a state visit in 1950. Shakeel afridi case also has importance for us pak relations, shakeel is a doctor. Irans political and financial influence in afghanistan. Since 2001, however, the two countries have managed to maintain normal bilateral relations despite some persisting irritants such as border insecurity. Both the countries have successful agreements regarding the different socioeconomic fields. Iran close relations are a source of strength not only for both the countries but also for the region. Iran and pakistan opposed the soviet move and, throughout the war, aided the antisoviet mujahedeen to varying degrees. Pakistan iran relations in the changing global scenario post 911 zahir shah and ijaz khalid department of political sciences abdul wali khan university mardan, pakistan received. Iranpakistan relations have had a distinct characteristic over the past five. They are bound together in culture, religion, ethnicity and traditions since times immemorial. Once the neighboring countries were the best of friends, then they were on the brink of enmity.
S cholarship on pakistans relations with its neighbors predominantly focuses on india, afghanistan and, most recently, china. Her research is about pakistan s relations with china. Pakus relations in the trump era the news international. Pak iran economic relations are governed by pakistan iran joint economic commission jec, which was established in 1986. Pakistan also sought closer ties with the arab states in order to isolate india, and thus weakened its ties to iran, even though islamabadtehran relations remained cordial. Iran and israel steven simon israel and iran have interacted since israels birth in 1948. This is an obvious gap, given the cultural and religious links between these two neighbors that share a 909kilometer border. In may 1950, a treaty of friendship was signed by the prime minister liaquat ali khan and shah of iran and then a baghdad pact known as cento was signed betweenturkey, pakistan, iran, iraq and united kingdom for mutual cooperation. Regional tensions in the middle east have created a strong incentive for iran to cooperate with terrorist groups such as al qaeda, but internal politics within both iran and al qaeda are likely to. Trade and economic relations between pakistan and iran. Abstract global powers shape politics of the world for their self interests.
Pakistan and irans dysfunctional relationship middle. Having cordial relations with both is imperative to avoid any adverse backlash on the domestic. Understanding pakistans relationship with iran middle. Imperial iran maintained close relations with pakistan during the cold war, partly owing to their mutual alliance with the united statesled western bloc. An analysis of emerging pakistaniiranian ties iran s islamic revolution and the sovietafghan war put iran and pakistan in divergent religiousideological and regional geostrategic positions. Pakistaniran relations in a regional context a research journal of south asian studies 249 of iran and pakistan, the primary threat of soviet union and her regional clients in south asia and middle east became primary objectives for both to counter. Pakistan enjoys good relations with iran since the partition of subcontinent.
Pakistan and iran are working together for mutual benefits and economic cooperation. Qadeer khan himself stated in his 11page confession document that he had provided. The implications of this dynamics are particularly negative for pakistan. Pdf 70 years of pakistan iran relations and future. Political and strategic dimensions shah alam abstract iran pakistan relations have had a distinct characteristic over the past five decades and islamabads clandestine transfer of nuclear technology and materials to iran underlines its significance. Ib pakistans mediation efforts in saudiiranian tensions january 27, 2016 building and maintaining close friendly relations with other muslim states is the cornerstone of pakistans foreign policy. May 2, 2015 abstract pak iran had been enjoying friendly and cordial relations since the inception of pakistan in 1947 and iran was the. Emerging dynamics in pakistanisaudi relations established in the 1960s, strategic ties between pakistan and saudi arabia have remained largely cordial, except during the outgoing pakistan peoples party ppp government, which saudis viewed with suspicion due to the ppps secular credentials and close relations with iran. Iranpakistan relations have had a distinct characteristic over the past five decades and islamabads clandestine transfer of nuclear technology and materials to iran underlines its significance. Towards harmonization of pakiran relationship national defence.
However, the changing dynamics in afghanistan affected pakistan s. Kanwal hassan phd student at the department of government and international studies, hong kong baptist university. The us factor in pakistan iran relations 299 an analytical view of changing governments in pakistan and iran in us perspective 2008 the u. From geopolitical compulsions to a strengthening cooperation. Irans relations with china and the west cooperation and. Us alignment with pakistan and iran and soviet union alignment with iraq. Iran, therefore, is a key element in pakistan s foreign policy. Pakistan and turkey have been close friends for over half a century, having a multidimensional relationship. Pakistan has good relations with america from its creation. Post 911 geopolitics of the middle east and pakistaniran. The findings of iaea inspectors also included the documents. Posts by some militant outfits on social media about iran indicate the presence of an ideological lobby inside pakistan, which opposes improvement of bilateral relations. Mehdi honardoost the work holistically studies the dynamics of relations between the two countries, factors causing.
Theoretical framework the evolution of realpolitik in and overall geopolitics of the middle east can be understood under the constructivist international relations theory. Pdf pakus relations, contemporary opportunities and. Indias pursuit of strategic and economic interests in iran. Iran and pakistan by yasmeen aftab ali, last updated june 20, 2016 iran was the first country to recognize pakistan as a sovereign state with the shah of iran being the first head of.
Iran relations have been mostly adversarial since the 1979 islamic revolution in iran. What links here related changes upload file special pages permanent link page. Pdf study regarding the pakistan and iran relations. Pakistaniran relationship in the context of regional and.
Little research is conducted on relations between pakistan and iran. Iran was the first country to recognize pakistan as an independent state, and shah mohammad reza pahlavi was the first head of any state to come on an official state visit to pakistan in march 1950. Syrias alliance with iran united states institute of. Pdf indian factor in pakiran relations researchgate. Prospects of pakistaniran relations 3 pakistan in march 2016, president hassan rouhani revealed that while iran has already completed the work on the pipeline on its side of the border, 5 construction of the pakistan portion did not begin until the summer of 2015 following the. It provides a useful institutional fra mework in the identification of. Pakistans mediation efforts in saudiiranian tensions. Understanding pakistans relationship with iran zahid. Syrias alliance with iran this is the fifth in a series of usipeace briefings on syria published by the institutes center for conflict analysis and prevention. Iran was the first country to recognize pakistan as an independent state after its inception in august, 1947. Pdf iran and pakistan enjoyed cordial relations before the islamic. Pakistan s parliament, however, has decided against the deployment of pakistani forces to avoid backlash from sizeable pakistani shia muslim community about 20% of the pakistani population and deterioration in relations with neighboring iran, which is. The relations between pakistan and iran have seen many prospects of convergence and divergence. Iran and pakistan relations are likely to increase in the future.
Pak iran relations started when the prime minister of pakistan visited iran in 1949 and as a return shah of iran visited pakistan with some cabinet members. Iran was the first country to accord international recognition to pakistan when it was established in 1947. Pakistan and iran are close neighbours, sharing 909 km border in the western side. Iran and saudi arabia used pakistan as a battleground for their proxy sectarian war and by the 1990s, pakistan s support for the sunni taliban organisation in afghanistan became a problem for shia iran which opposed a talibancontrolled.
The project to study chinairan relations was conceived immediately after the publication of. It will also evaluate the interests of iran and saudi arabia in the overall situation, inferring a resultant equation and how it impacts the pakistan iran bilateral relations. During the early 1950s and 60s both countries were facing serious security and economic challenges and to overcome these challenges both states aligned themselves with us. Iran and pakistan relations are improving slowly it will take time and frankly those sectarian blowhards on pdf i dgaf about them they are not in power the real guys are the ones who will balance the ties thanks x 1. Persepolis, declassified a document which described the celebration as one of the. This bilateral trade is in favor of iran and pakistans major exports to iran include paper and paperboard, cereals, textiles, plastic goods, vegetable and fruit. Pakistan iran close relations are a source of strength not only for both the countries but also for the region. After pakistan gained its independence in august 1947, iran was one of the first countries to. Pakistan iran relations 19471970 pakistan iran relations have had steady undertone of cooperation and cordiality at local, regional and global levels through the years. Pakistaniran relations in the changing global scenario. Policy congressional research service 1 context for heightened u.
In order to accomplish this, however, the two countries will have to overcome existing difficultiesincluding their long and conflictridden. A brief history of iranpakistan preislamic revolution. The brief draws mainly from the deliberations of ips roundtable pak iran relations held on september 19, 2017, which was chaired by pakistan s former envoy to iran, ambassador r khalid mehmood and addressed exclusively by iran s ambassador to pakistan h. In case of a conflict between muslim states, pakistan has always remained. Pakistans foreign office, in a scathing letter issued before khans visit, told the iranian embassy in the country that militants involved in the balochistan attack came from iran, where they have developed a permanent base. Chief of the army staff general qamar javed bajwas recent visit to iran is a portent of a positive turn of direction in pakistan iran relations. Lastly, the report discusses irans tense relationship with pakistan with regard to both. Iranian relations in the first half of the twen tieth century, correcting the common tendency to see the relationship as emerging during the cold war, and to perceive the 1953 coup as a startingpoint for analyzing it. The brief draws mainly from the deliberations of ips roundtable pakiran relations held on september 19, 2017, which was chaired by pakistan s former envoy to iran, ambassador r khalid mehmood and addressed exclusively by iran s ambassador to pakistan h. The islamic republic of pakistan and the islamic republic of iran preamble the government of the islamic republic of iran iran and the government of the. The contracting parties hereby establish a preferential trade agreement through this.
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