Relationship dossier
Pakistan
Syria
Relationship assessment
A history of Pakistani military support for Syria, with the broader bilateral relationship less clear
Pakistan toward Syria
+20Pakistani pilots served with Syrian forces during the 1973 Arab-Israeli War, providing military support to Syria.
Syria toward Pakistan
Not assessedOverall relationship
Not assessedHow 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 Syria have had a history of military cooperation, including Pakistani pilots serving with Syrian forces during the 1973 Arab-Israeli War. The scope and durability of that cooperation, and Syria’s government conduct toward Pakistan, are less clear.
Key developments
Pakistani pilots served with Syrian forces during the Arab-Israeli War.
Major uncertainties
- The extent of sustained military or other bilateral cooperation beyond the 1973 war is unclear.
- Details of Syrian government policy and concrete cooperation toward Pakistan are limited.