Maldives–Pakistan relations

Maldives–Pakistan relations are the foreign relations between Pakistan and the Maldives. Both countries have a friendly relationship due to same religious, social and economical aspects. As both countries have Islam as the state religion, and are members of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation.

Pakistan-Maldives relations

Pakistan
Maldives

Both Pakistan and the Maldives were part of the British Empire.

Country Comparison
Common NamePakistanMaldives
Official NameIslamic Republic of PakistanRepublic of Maldives
Coat of Arms
Flag
Area 881,913 km² (340,509 sq mi) 298 km² (115 sq mi)
Population 212,742,631[1] 392,473
Population Density 244.4/km² (633/sq mi) 1,102.5/km² (2,855.5/sq mi)
Capital Islamabad Malé
Largest Metropolitan Area Karachi (14,910,352)[2] Malé (133,412)
Government Federal Parliamentary Republic Unitary Presidential Republic
Current Leader Imran Khan Ibrahim Mohamed Solih
Official Languages Urdu Maldivian
GDP (nominal) $324.73 Billion[3] $5.749 Billion
GDP (PPP) $1.195 Trillion[4] $8.608 Billion
GDP (nominal) per Capita $1,650 $15,463
GDP (PPP) per Capita $5,839 $23,154
Human Development Index 0.562 (Medium) 0.717 (High)
Military Expenditures $9.6 Billion[5] $250 Million

Economic Relations

The economic relations with Maldives are minimal due to lack of direct shipping services between Male’ and Karachi. Total trade between the two countries in 2003-04 was just US$2.1 million. In October 2005, the Pakistan-Maldives Joint Economic Commission commenced.[6]

Trade and Investment
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Maldives Exports $169,000 $165,000 $98,600 $47,200 $29,000 $2.87 million No Data Available
Pakistan Exports $4.39 million $6.37 million $6.46 million $10.3 million $8.33 million $5.87 million $5.87 million
Total Trade $4.56 million $6.54 million $6.56 million $10.34 million $8.36 million $8.74 million $5.87 million
Note: All values are in U.S. dollars. Source: OEC.[7]

Political relations

The present building of the Maldivian Parliament was inaugurated on 1 August 1998, with the presence of Pakistan's then-Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. The building was built with the assistance of the Pakistani government, who provided a grant of Rs. 45 million ($4.25 million) for its construction.[8][9][10]

Security Relations

Intelligence Operations

Pakistan has used the Maldives as an outpost for its spy agency, Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).[11]

State visits

The Maldives attended the 12th SAARC Summit at Islamabad in January 2004. On the sidelines of the Summit, President and Prime Minister of Pakistan had bilateral meetings with the President of Maldives. The Foreign Secretary held bilateral consultations with the Foreign Secretary of the Maldives on the sidelines of the SAARC Standing Committee meeting in Kathmandu.

In November 2004, Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz visited the Maldives and met with President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom. Aziz offered to extend credit facility, scholarships, collaboration in scientific and technological fields and training of civil servants, defence and security personnel to Maldives.[12]

Recent improvements in bilateral relations

On 25 June 2017 prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his wife Kalsoom Nawaz Sharif were invited by president Abdulla Yameen on occasion of the independence day of Maldives. Since the start of 2018 Maldives political crisis relations have improved dramatically as the opposition leader Mohamed Nasheed invited India to launch a military intervention [13] on his behalf against the government. President Yameen sent envoys to friendly countries which included Pakistan. Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa visited [14] Maldives in late March 2018 and became the first foreign high-ranking official to visit the country since the crisis began in February.

However in an OIC meeting in 2019 , Maldives pipped Pakistan to support India on Kashmir Issue by calling it an internal matter.

See also

References
  1. "http://www.pbscensus.gov.pk/content/provisional-summary-results-5th-population-and-housing-census-2017-0". pbscensus.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 2017-10-15. Retrieved 2019-08-02. External link in |title= (help)
  2. "PROVISIONAL SUMMARY RESULTS OF 6TH POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUS-2017". Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  3. http://statisticstimes.com/economy/countries-by-projected-gdp.php
  4. "World Economic Outlook Database, April 2018". www.imf.org.
  5. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/20-increase-in-pakistan-defence-budget-signals-neighbours-intent/articleshow/63966279.cms
  6. http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-9726866_ITM
  7. https://atlas.media.mit.edu/en/visualize/tree_map/hs92/import/mdv/pak/show/2016/
  8. H. Rizvi (15 January 1993). Pakistan and the Geostrategic Environment: A Study of Foreign Policy. Palgrave Macmillan UK. p. 69. ISBN 978-0-230-37984-8. Pakistan offered a grant of Rs 45 million for the parliament building under construction in Male, the capital of the Maldives.
  9. Foreign Affairs Pakistan. Pakistan, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. July 1998. p. 50, 134. During his stay in Male', the Prime Minister inaugurated the Maldivian Parliament House. The building has been constructed by Pakistan as a gift to the people of Maldives...
  10. Foreign trade: pattern of Pakistan. Chamber of Commerce and Industry. 1999. p. 497. Prime Minister inaugurated the new parliament building of Maldives which has been constructed by Pakistan at a cost of $ 4.25 million...
  11. http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/new-cold-war-brewing-in-indian-ocean-says-expert-118022300403_1.html
  12. http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-5208681_ITM
  13. https://www.firstpost.com/world/maldives-crisis-mohamed-nasheed-seeks-indias-military-and-diplomatic-intervention-to-end-ongoing-turmoil-4337967.html
  14. https://twitter.com/BhittaniKhannnn/status/979867926265323520


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