Iran was the first country to accord international recognition to pakistan when it was established in 1947. Pakistan iran 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. Reza shah pahlavi was the ruler of iran from 16th sep 1941 till 11th feb 1979, when he was overthrown by the iranian revolution. Economics is the third component in the iranianpakistan relation ship. Pakistan is also of significance to usiranian competition in central asia due to its close yet. 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. Most iranians know and respect pakistan as a powerful muslim state and most pakistanis do appreciate irans antiwestern stand. They belonged to separate camp for a very long period of time. Therefore, the wayforward on pakistaniran relations would.
Relations between iran and pakistan remained friendly following the 1979 iranian revolution, which was soon followed by the soviet invasion of afghanistan. Pakistaniran, indous, cooperation, conflict, ipi, drug trafficking introduction the border between iran and pakistan is the border between the iran and pakistan. Iran is extending its railway network towards taftan. Apr 22, 2019 we would discuss in detail the historical relations between pakistan and iran. A brief history of iran pakistan preislamic revolution relations. Pakiran had been enjoying friendly and cordial relations since the inception of pakistan in 1947 and iran was the first country to recognize it. After pakistan gained its independence in august 1947, iran was one of the first countries to. National treatment the contracting parties shall ensure that domestic laws, regulations and all other measures and formalities applicable to imports from the other contracting party shall not.
The contracting parties hereby establish a preferential trade agreement through this. In february 2010, punjab chief minister muhammad shahbaz sharif called for the creation of an economic free trade zone among pakistan, iran, turkey and other islamic countries. Iran supported pakistan in the two indo pak wars 1965,1971 financially and militarily and in return pakistan supported iran in iran iraq war in 1980s, since 2000, the relations between each state has been normalized and economical and military collaboration has strengthened the relations ever since. Pakistaniran coopera tion in various field was a welcome development. Pakistaniran relations in a regional context muhammad naveed qaisar quaidiazam university, islamabad, pakistan. Pakistani soil and their free crossborder movement. Pdf pak afghan relations in posttaliban era are a narration of mistrust and a display of the prisoners dilemma. India blatantly believed ira n that it had supplied oil free of cost to pakistan. The relationship between iran and pakistan however, changed. Chinapakistan relations began in 1950 when pakistan was among the first countries to end official diplomatic relations with the republic of china on taiwan and recognise the peoples republic of china prc regime on mainland china.
Most people dont know iran and pakistan were best friends during this. The recent usiran nuclear deal has positive implications for the global as well as regional economy. Despite pakistans close relationship with iran and saudi arabias. Pakiran cooperation at pakistaniran relations iran is an important neighbour of pakistan because of its geostrategic location and bonds of common faith, history, culture and other deeprooted links between the two countries. Pakistaniran relationship in the context of regional and. Sri lanka was the first country to sign a free trade agreement with pakistan, which became operational from june 12, 2005. Iran was a natural ally and model for pakistan for other reasons as well. They were on the same side, and on opposite sides, depending. Pdf study regarding the pakistan and iran relations. Pdf pakus relations, contemporary opportunities and. Pakistan put in her best efforts to make things betterthe nature of pakistanus relations is not easy to analyse.
Now that being said, pakistan and iran are still good friends. Toward stronger economic relations between pakistan and iran. Pakistan iran, indous, cooperation, conflict, ipi, drug trafficking introduction the border between iran and pakistan is the border between the iran and pakistan. The relations between pakistan and iran have seen many prospects of convergence and divergence. Iran was the first country to recognize pakistan when it was established in 1947. Pdf the relations between pakistan and iran, dates back to the early stages of. Javed zarif to participate in chahbahar seaport project and link it with gawadar port, islamabad will be able to contain indias activities in iran. Iran was the first country to recognize pakistan as a sovereign state with the shah of iran being the first head of state to visit pakistan. Muneer ahmed khan, pakiran relation in the changing world scenario, in. While much has been made of the economic cooperation.
An economic analysis of paksaudi trade relation between 2000 and 2011. Oct 01, 2016 though historically iran and pakistan had shared a very strong relation but since 1990s these two neighbours started falling apart. To strengthen the economic and political relationship between the. This trilateral relation can emerge as strong economic allies that will promote peace, harmony, and pros perity in the region. They are bound together in culture, religion, ethnicity and traditions since times immemorial. 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. Iran may be getting rounded on by the us and israel, but if it hadnt. As will be argued below, this dynamic has significant bearing on pakistans policy on iran and sheds light on behindthescene dynamics that are often overlooked. But in pratical terms, as if right now the major obsticals in a powerful pakiran alliance.
Its all there and it depended on the circumstances. Aug 31, 2017 iran pakistan relationship is blow hot blow cold. Pdf pakus relations, contemporary opportunities and challenges. A brief history of iranpakistan preislamic revolution. Pakistan has an inherent interest in a stable and peaceful relationship with iran and a violence free border.
The iran pakistan relationship has been evolving over time. The relations between pakistan and iran have seen many prospects of convergence and. Mehdi honardoost the work holistically studies the dynamics of relations between the two countries, factors. Since then, both countries have placed considerable importance on the maintenance of an extremely close and supportive special. Recent obama administration engagement with pakistan is discussed and the current status of pakistanu. Iran supported pakistan in the two indopak wars 1965,1971 financially and militarily and in return pakistan supported iran in iraniraq war in 1980s, since 2000, the relations between each state has been normalized and economical and military collaboration has strengthened the relations ever since. Pakistan iran relations from 1947 to 1979 i a historical. Without wasting much time, islamabad needs to study the details of the. Pakistan and iran are close neighbours, sharing 909 km border in the western side. Iran was the first country to recognize pakistan as an independent state after its inception in august, 1947. They are bound together in culture, religion, ethnicity and traditions since many years.
Love hate relationship, lovelove relationship, or hatehate relationship. Recent visits see the two countries strengthening an. Pakistan iran roundtable centre for pakistan and gulf. Pakistaniran relations in the changing global scenario.
An economic analysis of paksaudi trade relation between. Iran pakistan relations about iram the current state of. Preferential trade agreement between the islamic republic of pakistan and the islamic republic of iran. Even on kashmir issue iran has always stood by the stance of pakistan. Data for all countries from 19882018 in constant 2017 usd pdf pdf. 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. If pakistan accepts the invitation of iranian foreign minister dr. Pakistan iran relations pakistan and iran are close neighbors, sharing 909 km border in the western side. Pakistan played a great role in the pakiran relationship. The relationship between iran and pakistan however, changed with the islamic revolution in iran in 1979. At present, both sides are suspicious of each other as pakistan is a member of saudi led islamic alliance which iran sees as a vital threat to its interests in the region and pakistan is concerned over indias participation and control of chahbahar port. And the iranians have sided with us during the wars with india. Pdf conflict and cooperation in pakiran relations post 911. New problems as well as ne w opportunities have been creat ed for both the countries, imp acting their bilateral and multilateral relations.
Irans and pakistans concerns and interests are deeply interlinked in the new regional and international climate. I thought that iran has been struggling to free the country from american and its allies sanctions, and. At this point, iran is a perfect example of what the abyss looks like for pakistan. Once the neighboring countries were the best of friends, then they were on the brink of enmity. The brief draws mainly from the deliberations of ips roundtable pakiran relations held on september 19, 2017, which was chaired by pakistans former envoy to iran, ambassador r khalid mehmood and addressed exclusively by irans ambassador to pakistan h. The history of pakistan and iran relations is quite a unique one. Pakistaniran relations in the changing global scenario post 911. When the war between iran and iraq was set, pakistan tried to settle disputes between the two muslim countries. Pakiran economic relations are governed by pakistan.
The relationship between pakistan and iran is really powerful and these two countries share each sorrow and happiness with each other. On pakistan and iran relations the express tribune. Pdf pakistan enjoys good relations with iran since the partition of. Due to this initial good gesture shown by the two countries, the pakiran border is referred to as a border of peace and friendship. A brief history of iranpakistan preislamic revolution relations. Post nuclear deal najam rafique abstract now that the threat of western sanctions on iran has been removed, the prospects for improved relations between pakistan and iran provide increased opportunities. In april 2010, during the meeting between prime minister and then pak pm gilani on the margins of the saarc summit thimpu pm spoke about indias willingness to. Iran and pakistan were strong allies during the time of the shah regime as. Understanding pakistans relationship with iran middle east. Cooperation in trade and energy has the potential to. Iran, therefore, figures high in pakistans foreign policy.
With the emergence of new theocratic regime in iran, us also influenced. Pakistan and irans dysfunctional relationship middle east. The deepening iranpakistan defence cooperation, especially in sensitive areas including nuclear technology, emerged as an important factor in consolidating their relationship. Till 1970s era, the two countries exhibited enormously cordial relations. Indias pursuit of strategic and economic interests in iran. The iranpakistanindia pipeline ipi pipeline is currently under discussion. Iran and pakistan opposed the soviet move and, throughout the war, aided the antisoviet mujahedeen to varying degrees. However, the changing dynamics in afghanistan affected pakistan s. Pakistan iran relationship in the context of this web of relations among the contending and cooperating powers. The writer offers only quick fix solutions to the problems of pakus relationship. Pakistan found a natural partner in iran after the indian government chose to support egyptian president gamal abdel nasser who sought to export a panarab ideology that threatened many arab monarchies, a number of which were favored by the iranian shah. Balochistan as a gateway of pakiran social and cultural relations in the words of dr.
Iran has since had a unique and uneasy relationship with pakistan. Pakus relations, contemporary opportunities and challenges. Pakistan affirms its relationship with saudi arabia as their most important and bilateral partnership in the current foreign policy of pakistan, working and seeking to develop closer bilateral ties with saudi arabia, the largest country on the arabian peninsula and host to the two holiest cities of islam, mecca and medina and the destination. Ties between the two neighbors have been shaped by bilateral security concerns and strategic interests on one hand and flux in political identity of the two states on the other. The bilateral relations between the islamic republic of pakistan and the kingdom of saudi arabia arabic. Burke, pakistans abiding love for iran also stems from the fact that iran is the mother of pakistani culture and persian is the mother of our national language, urdu. Iran and pakistan yasmeen aftab ali iran was the first country to recognize pakistan as a sovereign state with the shah of iran being the first head of state to visit pakistan. Other key issues include links between pakistan and indigenous american terrorism.
How iran and pakistan matter for a postus withdrawal afghan landscape. We would discuss in detail the historical relations between pakistan and iran. The land border at taftan is the conduit for trade in electricity and oil. The relationship between iran and pakistan however, changed with. Understanding pakistans relationship with iran middle. Pakistaniran bilateral relations future directions international. Pakistan and irans dysfunctional relationship middle. Since its beginning in 1947, the relationship between iran and pakistan has transformed significantly.
Recent visits see the two countries strengthening an already solid relationship. It has passed through a number of different stages. Us relations with islamabad continue to deteriorate. Us alignment with pakistan and iran and soviet union alignment with iraq. Most people dont know iran and pakistan were best friends during this period but then this relationship took a. Nov 27, 2016 in december 1965, president ayub khan visited turkey and expressed his profound gratitude to the turkish president gural for the moral and material support provided to pakistan during indopak war of 1965. India desires peaceful, friendly and cooperative relations with pakistan, which require an environment free from violence and terrorism.
Pakistan, as a major regional player, will also benefit from the. Pdf iran and pakistan enjoyed cordial relations before the islamic revolution in iran, iran and iraq war and soviet led invasion. Jun 26, 2016 toward stronger economic relations between pakistan and iran. An economic analysis of paksaudi trade relation between 2000.
Iran, being the first country to recognize creation of pakistan in 1947, has always supported pakistan s stance on kashmir issue. Pdf pakistan enjoys good relations with iran since the partition of subcontinent. However, this paper will focus iranpakistan relationship after 1947, and divides the relationship into two eras, the shahs era and the khomeini era. Jan 16, 2019 the history of pakistan and iran relations is quite a unique one. Pakistaniran relationship in the context of this web of relations among the contending and cooperating powers. Enumerating the fault lines in the pakus relations he says that pakistanis are in a state of denial 24. Though historically iran and pakistan had shared a very strong relation but since 1990s these two neighbours started falling apart.