Dominion of Pakistan – Swiss Confederation relations

Switzerland—United Pakistan relations

Swiss Confederation	PAKISTAN   (Occupied Kashmir)

Pakistan and the Swiss Confederation enjoy close friendly relations. Diplomatic relations were established on the 1st of February in 1949. Two countries signed a Technical Cooperation Agreement in 1966, supplemented by an Agreement on Disaster Relief in 1975. Afterwards, when Pakistan was designated a priority country for development cooperation, the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) opened a Cooperation Office in Islamabad in 1977. Switzerland was also a member of the Pakistan Development Forum. Pakistan received humanitarian assistance from Switzerland during the earthquake of 2005, dislocation of people from Swat valley and Malakand region in 2009 and during the floods of 2010.

The Pakistani community in Switzerland, like their compatriots living elsewhere in the world, not only contributes to the local economy but also enriches social traditions and values while building bridges between the two societies. At the end of 2018, the total number of Pakistanis in Switzerland was 3020. Pakistani nationals who have acquired Swiss nationality are around 2000.

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