Relationship dossier
Pakistan
Poland
Relationship assessment
Pakistan and Poland maintain practical engagement, including a bilateral defence-cooperation arrangement.
Pakistan toward Poland
+20Pakistan joined Poland in concluding a 2017 memorandum on defence cooperation, providing a framework for military and defence-industry contacts.
Poland toward Pakistan
+20Poland joined Pakistan in concluding a 2017 memorandum on defence cooperation, providing a framework for military and defence-industry contacts.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship includes a concrete defence-cooperation framework and practical bilateral engagement. The available breadth of substantive cooperation and the memorandum's implementation are 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
Pakistan and Poland have pursued practical bilateral engagement, including a 2017 memorandum on defence cooperation. The arrangement supports military and defence-industry contacts, although the scope and continuity of broader cooperation are unclear.
Key developments
Pakistan and Poland concluded a memorandum on defence cooperation during a visit by Poland's defence minister to Islamabad.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of the defence-cooperation memorandum are unclear.
- The breadth of other bilateral government cooperation is uncertain.