RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN

PAKISTAN AND RUSSIA

GROUP MEMBERS
• Hafiz Muhammad Asad zaheer
• Muhammad Dawood
• Yousaf Anwar
• Abdullah Bhara
• Zaid Sohail
 CONTENTS OF PRESENTATION
• Introduction.
• History.
• Economic Relations.
• Military Relations.
• Political Relations.
• Social Relations.
• Culture/ languages.
• Religion.
• Future Predict.
• Conclusion.
 HISTORY
• Soviet relations with Pakistan dated back to 1922 after the Bolshevik
Revolution. From 1922–27, people who entered from Soviet Union into
territory (now Pakistan) held by the British Empire, attempted to start a
communist revolution against the British Indian Empire. The series of coups
known as Peshawar Conspiracy Cases the British Empire was terrified after
the intelligence on attempted communist revolution in India were revealed
to authorities.
 ECONOMICAL RELATIONS
• The Soviets were keen to form relations with Pakistan for trade purposes as
well as for the warm water ports
• Putin offered Russia’s assistance in expansion of Pakistan Steel Mills. Provision
of technical support for the Guddu and Muzaffargarh power plants. Russia
was interested in developing the Thar Coal Project. In 1974, as Prime minister,
Z.A. Bhutto paid a state visit to Moscow and deliberately attempted to warm
the relations.
 MILITARY RELATIONSHIP
• Defense relations between Moscow and Islamabad have also been
non-existent except one maverick helicopter deal in 1969 during
then President Yahiya's visited to Moscow.
• Talks on military cooperation began in May 25, 2011 when the then
Russian Ground Forces Commander-in-Chief Colonel General
Alexander Postnikov visited Pakistan and met General Kayani and
other military commanders
• Earlier this year, a draft contract for the delivery of four Mi-35M 'Hind E'
combat helicopters was sent to Pakistan from Russia, a source in the
Russian military and technical cooperation was quoted by the Russian
news agency TASS.
 POLITICAL RELATION
• The diplomatic relations established in 1948 between these two countries
• Soviets invited Liaqat Ali Khan in 1949 who then decided to visit USA instead
of USSR
• In 1956 First Deputy Chairman of the USSR Council of Ministers Anastas I.
Mikoyan visited Pakistan and took part in the events arranged on the
occasion of proclaiming the country a republic
• Current Government are willing of best relations with the Russia by trading
and exchanging goods.
 SOCIAL RELATION
• In 2013, Pakistan and Russia agreed to boost defence cooperation during a
meeting between Russian Ground Forces (C-in-C) Colonel General Vladimir
V Chirkin and (COAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani at the (GHQ)
Rawalpindi to discuss military collaboration between the two countries.
• Russia is seeking new markets for its military hardware to keep its economy
afloat, Pakistan could be a prospective buyer.
• Pakistan has now expressed interest in the purchase of a MI-35 attack
helicopter to fight terrorism.
• Russia is keen to gain Pakistan’s help in controlling its own Muslim insurgents.
 CULTURAL DIFFERENCES
• Pakistan and Russia have very different culture Pakistan’s
society is more closed because we have Islamic tradition
and rules in our society. They have an open society cause of
their religion which is mainly Christianity and orthodox
• Russians believe in superstitions its thier part of life.
 LANGUAGE DIFFERENCE

• Pakistan’s national language is Urdu

• Russia’s official language is Russian
 FUTURE PREDICTION
• There is strong potential of cooperation in energy sector, steel production,
telecommunication, space technology, oil and gas between these two
states
• Pakistani intellectuals believe that its policy of completely aligning with a
distant ally, and severing its relations with nearer states, cost it strategically,
economically and socially
• Pakistan should focus more on building solid relations among its neighbor
countries so as to bring stability in the region—this will automatically reduce
the U.S influence
• Pakistan's policy is basically going through a makeover.
 CONCLUSION

•It is in best interest of both nations

sustain and develop their ties as both
nation stand at the crossroad of
development and prosperity.