The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to Pakistan is the official representative of the

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Government of Pakistan The Government of Pakistan ( ur, , translit=hakúmat-e pákistán) abbreviated as GoP, is a federal government established by the Constitution of Pakistan as a constituted governing authority of the Administrative units of Pakistan, four provin ...

. The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Embassy of Russia in

Islamabad Islamabad (; ur, , ) is the capital city of Pakistan. It is the country's ninth-most populous city, with a population of over 1.2 million people, and is federally administered by the Pakistani government as part of the Islamabad Capital T ...

. There is a

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Karachi Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former cap ...

, and an

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is based in

Lahore Lahore ( ; pnb, ; ur, ) is the second most populous city in Pakistan after Karachi and 26th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 13 million. It is the capital of the province of Punjab where it is the largest city. ...

. The post of Russian Ambassador to Pakistan is currently held by , incumbent since 11 April 2019.

History of diplomatic relations

Diplomatic relations were established on an embassy level on 1 May 1948, when the Soviet embassy was opened in

, the then capital of

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...

. The first ambassador, , was appointed on 22 November 1949. In August 1960 the capital of Pakistan was moved to the newly founded city of

, where the embassy is now based.

List of representatives (1949 – present)

Representatives of the Soviet Union to Pakistan (1949 – 1991)

Representatives of the Russian Federation to Pakistan (1991 – present)

References

External links

* {{Foreign relations of Pakistan Ambassadors of Russia to Pakistan Russian expatriates in Pakistan Ambassadors of the Soviet Union to Pakistan

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