Relationship dossier
Bahrain
Pakistan
Relationship assessment
Bahrain and Pakistan maintain cooperative ties, including defense cooperation and bilateral agreements.
Bahrain toward Pakistan
+40Bahrain has pursued bilateral cooperation with Pakistan through high-level engagement and agreements covering areas including defense and security. The 2014 visit by Bahrain’s king to Pakistan was a prominent example of this engagement.
Pakistan toward Bahrain
+40Pakistan has maintained defense and security cooperation with Bahrain and engaged in bilateral agreements and high-level exchanges, including during the 2014 visit by Bahrain’s king to Pakistan.
Overall relationship
+40The relationship has a practical cooperative foundation, notably defense and security engagement, bilateral agreements, and sustained high-level contact. Pakistani labor migration to Bahrain is another significant connection, though its precise role in government-to-government relations is unclear.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Bahrain and Pakistan maintain a substantially cooperative relationship, including defense and security cooperation, bilateral agreements, and high-level visits. Pakistani workers also form a significant community in Bahrain. The relationship is supported by practical cooperation, though its full scope and the implementation of agreements are unclear.
Key developments
Bahrain’s king made a high-level visit to Pakistan, accompanied by agreements to expand bilateral cooperation.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral defense and security arrangements are unclear.
- The extent of current economic cooperation beyond labor ties is uncertain.