Relationship dossier
Egypt
Pakistan
Relationship assessment
Cordial ties with defense cooperation and a history of limited political friction
Egypt toward Pakistan
+30Egypt has engaged Pakistan in defense cooperation, including a bilateral defense-cooperation memorandum and military contacts. Egypt’s recognition of Bangladesh in 1974 was a point of friction with Pakistan.
Pakistan toward Egypt
+30Pakistan has engaged Egypt in defense cooperation, including military contacts and joint training activity. Pakistani military personnel also served in support roles with Arab forces during the 1973 Arab-Israeli war, including in Egypt.
Overall relationship
+30The relationship combines defense engagement and military contacts with a history of limited political friction, including Egypt’s recognition of Bangladesh in 1974. These features support a generally cooperative but not exceptionally close bilateral relationship.
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
Egypt and Pakistan maintain generally cordial ties, with defense cooperation and military contacts providing a concrete basis for collaboration. Their relationship is not generally characterized by close strategic alignment, and Egypt’s recognition of Bangladesh in 1974 was a historical point of friction with Pakistan.
Areas of tension
- Egypt’s recognition of Bangladesh in 1974 was a historical source of friction with Pakistan.
Key developments
Egypt and Pakistan concluded a memorandum on defense cooperation.
Egypt recognized Bangladesh, a decision that caused friction with Pakistan.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of recent defense-cooperation arrangements are unclear.
- The extent of current military training and exercise activity is uncertain.