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Relationship dossier

Pakistan Somalia

Relationship assessment

Cooperation through peacekeeping and multilateral political support

Pakistan toward Somalia

+20

Pakistan contributed troops to the United Nations operation in Somalia, providing a concrete security contribution during the country’s conflict and humanitarian crisis.

Somalia toward Pakistan

+15

Somalia has supported Pakistan’s position on Kashmir in multilateral forums, including through positions associated with the Organization of Islamic Cooperation.

Overall relationship

+20

The relationship has included practical security cooperation through Pakistan’s UN peacekeeping contribution in Somalia and political solidarity through Somali support for Pakistan’s Kashmir position. These features point to a cooperative bilateral structure, while the scope of wider direct cooperation remains 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

Knowledge coverageLimited

Overview

Pakistan and Somalia have maintained a generally cooperative relationship, including Pakistan’s participation in UN peacekeeping in Somalia and Somali support for Pakistan’s position on Kashmir in multilateral settings. These actions indicate practical cooperation and political solidarity, though the breadth and continuity of direct bilateral cooperation are unclear.

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