Relationship dossier
Pakistan
Yemen
Relationship assessment
Pakistan has provided military training to Yemeni personnel, while keeping out of the Saudi-led intervention in Yemen.
Pakistan toward Yemen
+15Pakistan has provided military training to Yemeni personnel. In 2015, Pakistan's parliament called for neutrality in the Yemen conflict and rejected direct military involvement in the Saudi-led campaign.
Yemen 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 has provided military training to Yemeni personnel, indicating some practical bilateral cooperation. Pakistan's 2015 decision not to join the Saudi-led military campaign in Yemen also shaped its approach to the conflict. Information about Yemen's government conduct toward Pakistan and the breadth of other bilateral cooperation is limited.
Key developments
Pakistan's parliament called for neutrality in the Yemen conflict and rejected direct military involvement in the Saudi-led campaign.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and continuity of Pakistani military training for Yemeni personnel are unclear.
- Details of Yemeni government cooperation with Pakistan are limited.
- The extent of bilateral cooperation beyond military training is unclear.