Pakistan-Iran Relations

IRAN PAKISTAN
Population 81.16 million 197 million
Area 1.648 million km² 881,913 km²
National language Persian Urdu
Capital Tehran Islamabad
Government Islamic republic,Theocratic, and
Unitary state
Islamic republic, Federal,
parliamentary democratic
republic
Main Religions 98% Islam
2%religious minorities.
95%Islam 1.6% Christianity,
1.6%Hinduism,2.0%others

• The border between Pakistan and Iran is located on the
west side, and is known as the Pakistan-Iran Barrier.
• It is 909 kilometers long and a 700 km concrete wall that is,
three feet wide and 10 feet high has been built to stop the
flow of illegal border crossings.

 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.
 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 between Turkey, Pakistan, Iran ,
Iraq and United Kingdom for mutual cooperation and
protection, as well as non-intervention in each other's affairs

 Extension of Economic Co- operation for Development(E.C.O) in 1985
led to growth of Iran-Pakistan strategic partnership.
 Pakistan joint economic commision wasestablishin 1986.
 Trade between Pakistan and Iran wasmarely $500 million but that
wasmuchbetter that time.

ECONOMIC ties withIRAN
 Khatami visited Islamabad in 2002 and signed several agreements
includingbilateral trade on co-operation in plant protection and
Quarantine.
 Pakistan and Iran signed PreferentialTrade Agreement in 2004. Pakistan
and Iran have good economic relations since last few decades.

 After thejoininginR.C.D(RegionalCo-operationfordevelopment)
in1964,therewasaperiodof wars for Pakistan.
 In1965,InINDO-PAKwar,Iranplayedanimportantrolein Indo-Pakistani
war in 1965andits qualified nurses, medicalsupplies,andagift of 5,000
tonsof petroleumfor thedurationof thefighting.
 Iranwasalsoreportedto have purchased90SabreJetFighters from
WestGermanyand to havesentthemto Pakistan
 During the 1971war with India, Pakistanreceived full militaryand
diplomatic supportfrom IranagainstIndia.

 Pakistan was the first country to recognize the Islamic revolution
in Iran after a very difficult decision y its government.
 Pakistan gave material help and support to Iran during Iraq-Iran
war.
 The newly elected President Khomeini officially visited to
Pakistan in Feb 1986
 President Zia ul Haq rejected Bush Plan that US would help
Pakistan
 train the mujahedin in Baluchistan to destabilize Iran.

 Defence Cooperation is one of the most important component in
Iran- Pakistan relations.
 Pakistan-Iran Defence Agreement was signed in july 1989.
 Iran involved in joint production of Al-Khalid tanks.
 There was also the Baghdad pact known as CENTO signed between
Pak-Iran and others.

According to some Iranian news agency Pakistan is not
using more than 3% of her potential oil and 15% of her
potential gas in bordering regions due to some treaty
with Iran.

In 1988, the gas reservoirs were discovered inIran.
In 1995, Pakistan and Iran signed a preliminary agreement for
construction of a natural gas pipeline linking the Iranian South
Pars natural gas field in the Persian Gulf with Karachi,
In 2000, Indian, Iranian, and Pakistani government officials
continue to negotiate the possible routes, modes of transport,
and geopolitics of the Iran to India natural gas pipeline.

 The pipeline would be 2,670 km long .
 The pipeline has a diameter of 48 inches.
 The pipeline will contain $3.2 billion of gas.
 It will meet the demand of fuel in indo-pak region.
 Less expenditure on the transportation .
 Economic ties between the countries will be strengthen.
 It might be a strong economic block in the south Asia.

 Some independent analysts have even claimed that Pakistan
is bound for not drilling oil wells in southern Baluchistan under
a deal with Iran, as the neighboring country would lose most
of its oil for its flow toward lower landscape.
 The geographical view and the landscape in Iran further
reinforce the idea of oil flowing from upper surface in Iran to
lower surface in Baluchistan.

 Pak-Iran nuclear relations began during President Zia ul Haq era
and continued throughout 1990s.
 COAS General Aslam Baig stated in Feb 1990:
“ Iran is willing to give, whatever it takes $6 billion, $10 billion. We
can sell it to Iran at any price”
 Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan accepted in a confession that he gave nuclear
designs and technology maps to Iran.
 IAEA investigation team found a P2 centrifuge design which was
received by Pakistan. Irani officials admitted it in 1998.

Americans are against the Iran's government.
They never want Iran to be economically strong.
As America is involved on both sides ofIran, due to this pipeline
Iran's economy will be strong and its nuclear program seem to
be completed.

• During the recent generalassemblysession,a resolutionthat the
Iraniannuclearissuebesentto securitycouncilpresentedby
America.
• Indiawasaskedto votefor theresolutiononthecost of nuclearreactor
offered byAmerica.
• Indiahadnochoicebutto votefortheresolution. ThisIndianaction
annoyedIranians,andatthefirst instanttheyrefusedto constructthe
pipeline.
• PressureontheIran'snuclearprogramisalsodueto thispipeline

During Afghan Soviet war:
 Pakistan was a newly US ally and it supported Taliban.
 Iran supported Northern alliances under the command of
Ahmad Shah Masood.
 Iran voted against Pakistan resolution in UN
 Sadiq Ganji, an Iranian diplomat was assassinated in Lahore
along with eight others in 1990
 Shia muslims died in Pakistan in 1990s. Iran deeply concerned

 Iran expressed its support when PM Nawaz Sharif raised his
concern about India’s nuclear test.
 Iran hailed Pakistan’s nuclear test of May 1998
 Iran’s Foreign Minister, Kamal Kharrazi was the first to congratulate
Pakistan on its nuclear achievement
 Pakistan seeks good relation with Iran because it cannot afford
enemies on both sides. In order to guarantee the national
security, Pakistani officials worked for the rehabilitation of pak-
iran relations

 The trade between Pakistan and Iran has been increased upto $1
billion in 2014 which was 500 million dollar in 2005.
 Pakistan and Iran are working together for mutual benefits and
economic cooperation.
 Pakistan and Iran are working together to secure the Taftan border
and to vanish smuggling and drugs trafficking along the border.

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