Relationship dossier
Kuwait
Pakistan
Relationship assessment
Development financing and security cooperation underpin Kuwait–Pakistan ties.
Kuwait toward Pakistan
+45The Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development has provided financing for development projects in Pakistan, representing concrete Kuwaiti support beyond formal diplomatic ties. The extent of current project implementation and other bilateral cooperation is unclear.
Pakistan toward Kuwait
+45After Kuwait’s liberation in 1991, Pakistani personnel took part in mine-clearance efforts in Kuwait. This was a concrete contribution to Kuwait’s postwar security, though the extent of later Pakistani support is unclear.
Overall relationship
+45Development financing from Kuwait and Pakistan’s post-liberation mine-clearance contribution give the relationship a substantive cooperative foundation. The overall scope and durability of other economic and security arrangements are less clear.
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
Kuwait and Pakistan have maintained substantive cooperation through development financing and security ties. The Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development has supported projects in Pakistan, while Pakistani personnel contributed to post-liberation mine clearance in Kuwait after the 1990–91 Gulf crisis. The relationship also includes economic and labor links, though the scope and recent implementation of bilateral cooperation are unclear.
Key developments
The Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development provided financing for development projects in Pakistan.
Pakistani personnel participated in mine-clearance efforts in Kuwait following its liberation from Iraqi occupation.
Major uncertainties
- The scale and current implementation of Kuwait Fund projects in Pakistan are unclear.
- The scope of recent defense and security cooperation is unclear.