Relationship dossier
Pakistan
Serbia
Relationship assessment
Some economic cooperation and alignment on Serbia’s territorial integrity, with the breadth of wider engagement unclear.
Pakistan toward Serbia
+15Pakistan has maintained bilateral economic cooperation with Serbia through a joint mechanism for trade and economic cooperation. Pakistan also does not recognize Kosovo, aligning with Serbia’s position on its territorial integrity.
Serbia toward Pakistan
+15Serbia has engaged in bilateral economic cooperation with Pakistan through a joint mechanism for trade and economic cooperation. The extent of other concrete Serbian government initiatives toward Pakistan is unclear.
Overall relationship
+15Bilateral economic cooperation provides a practical basis for engagement, while Pakistan’s non-recognition of Kosovo aligns with Serbia’s territorial-integrity position. The overall relationship appears cooperative on these matters, but its breadth and continuity are uncertain.
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 Serbia have maintained diplomatic relations and pursued bilateral economic cooperation, including through a bilateral mechanism for trade and economic cooperation. Pakistan’s non-recognition of Kosovo is consistent with Serbia’s position on its territorial integrity. These points indicate some concrete alignment and cooperation, though the scale and continuity of wider bilateral engagement are unclear.
Key developments
Pakistan and Serbia established a bilateral mechanism for trade and economic cooperation.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral economic cooperation are unclear.
- The extent of recent government-to-government engagement is unclear.