UAE

The United Arab Emirates is an Arabian Peninsula nation settled mainly along the Persian (Arabian) Gulf. The country is a federation of 7 emirates. Abu Dhabi, the island capital, is home to Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque

pakistan

Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the world’s sixth-most populous country with a population exceeding 212,742,631 people. In area, it is the 33rd-largest country, spanning 881,913 square kilometers

the relationship between uae and Pakistan

After the British left, Pakistan originally called for the UAE the successor of the Trucial States to include Bahrain and Qatar as states of the United Arab Emirates, this however never materialized and relations with Abu Dhabi were established in 1971, Pakistan was the first country to extend recognition and Pakistan and the UAE enjoy extremely close and fraternal relations, founded on deep-rooted cultural affinities, shared faith and traditions, as also geographic proximity and identity of interests mainly reciprocates Pakistan's continued position on Jammu and Kashmir and urged the International community to play its role effectively in resolving the crises.

These relations date back to the UAE's formation in 1971, and have since evolved into wide-ranging co-operation in various fields. UAE has been a major donor of economic assistance to Pakistan. UAE has been appreciative of Pakistan's contribution to the evolution of key institutions in the Emirates such as armed forces, police, health and education, and has reciprocated in the same friendly manner to the full satisfaction of Pakistan. Both countries are Islamic countries. Frequent exchanges of high level visits and regular bilateral consultations between the two countries are reflective of the fact that Pakistan and UAE have laid strong foundations of mutually beneficial relations, friendship and peaceful cooperation over the years.

UAE Pakistan Assistance Program

On 12 January 2011, the UAE Pakistan Assistance Program was launched in order to help and provide assistance to Pakistan and mitigate the impact of floods by redeveloping infrastructure, as per the directives of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the President of the United Arab Emirates. The UAE PAP has worked along a comprehensive redevelopment plan that takes into account the harsh geography and the rough weather conditions of the region while focusing on four main areas of social redevelopment: health, education, water and infrastructure. The Program has taken some vital steps to ease the pain and suffering that the people of Swat have become accustomed to as it provided for the construction and rehabilitation of two bridges, 52 schools and 7 hospitals, as well as the implementation of 64 water supply schemes

Economic Relations

UAE is Pakistan's largest trading partner in the Middle East and a major source of investments. UAE is home to more than 1.6 million Pakistani expats who contributes around $4.5 billion annually to the GDP. The report of the UAE Ministry of Foreign Trade showed that public and private sectors invested about $3.74 billion in Pakistan during 2004-2010. The report indicates that multinational companies have made investments in different sectors in Pakistan including the Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC), International Petroleum Investment Company (IPIC), Etisalat, Dana Gas, Al Ghurair Group, Emaar Properties, DP World, The Abraaj Group, Thani, dnata, Atharihra Agricultural Company, Julphar (Gulf Pharmaceutical Industries), the Emirates Investment Group, the Arab Company for Packaging, Al Nasser Holdings.

Pakistani military relations with the UAE

The Pakistani military has had a historic role in helping to train and equip the UAE military, such as training fighter pilots of the UAE air force. Pakistan spymaster General Pasha became a security adviser to the UAE government upon his retirement from the Pakistani secret service. Inside Pakistan the UAE has a lease for use of Shamsi Airfield located in Pakistan's Balochistan province.