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Pakistan–Kuwait: defence cooperation

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This dossier follows defence agreements between Pakistan and Kuwait, their ratification and implementation. Government decisions are distinguished from activities actually carried out.

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Parliament in Islamabad, 29 July 2007. Geographic archive illustration; does not show the cabinet meeting. Uroojmirza71, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Parliament in Islamabad, 29 July 2007. Geographic archive illustration; does not show the cabinet meeting. Uroojmirza71, CC BY-SA 4.0. — Uroojmirza71 / Wikimedia Commons — CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ ; 29 July 2007; unmodified.

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On 4 November 2026, Pakistan’s cabinet ratified the cooperation agreement signed on 11 June 2023, according to information issued by the prime minister’s office.

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Pakistan’s cabinet ratifies defence agreement with Kuwait

Pakistan’s government ratified a defence cooperation agreement with Kuwait on 4 November 2026, according to a prime minister’s office statement carried by local media. The agreement was signed on 11 June 2023.

Parliament in Islamabad, 29 July 2007. Geographic archive illustration; does not show the cabinet meeting. Uroojmirza71, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Parliament in Islamabad, 29 July 2007. Geographic archive illustration; does not show the cabinet meeting. Uroojmirza71, CC BY-SA 4.0. — Uroojmirza71 / Wikimedia Commons — CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ ; 29 July 2007; unmodified.

The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting chaired by Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad. Urdu-language ARY News and English-language newspapers report that Kuwait had already ratified the agreement on 19 July.

According to The News, the framework covers military manufacturing, electronic communications and research, among other areas. A joint military committee is to oversee implementation and cooperation programmes.

Ratification is an institutional step. The consulted reports do not establish a new military deployment or completion of all planned programmes at this date; their information rests on government communications.

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