Q.
Who is the current Foreign Minister of Pakistan (as of 2026)?
Ishaq Dar
Shah Mehmood Qureshi
Khawaja Asif
Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari
Explanation:
Ishaq Dar is the Foreign Minister of Pakistan, having been appointed in 2024.
Q.
Pakistan's foreign policy is primarily guided by which principle?
Isolationism
Peaceful coexistence and non-interference
Military expansion
Economic imperialism
Explanation:
Pakistan's foreign policy is guided by the Constitution's directive principles, emphasizing peaceful coexistence, non-interference, and support for self-determination.
Q.
Pakistan is a member of which major international organization that promotes Islamic cooperation?
NATO
European Union
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
Mercosur
Explanation:
Pakistan is a founding member of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), the second-largest intergovernmental organization after the UN.
Q.
Pakistan became a member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in which year?
2010
2015
2019
2017
Explanation:
Pakistan became a full member of the SCO in 2017 at the Astana summit, alongside India.
Q.
Pakistan's 'Vision East Asia' policy primarily focuses on strengthening ties with which region?
Europe
South America
East and Southeast Asia
Africa
Explanation:
The Vision East Asia policy aims to enhance Pakistan's relations with East Asian and Southeast Asian countries, especially for trade and investment.
Q.
Pakistan and China's bilateral relationship is often described by which term?
Temporary alliance
All-weather strategic cooperative partnership
Non-aligned relationship
Rival partnership
Explanation:
Pakistan-China relations are commonly described as an 'all-weather strategic cooperative partnership' — higher than the sea, deeper than the ocean.
Q.
Which agreement governs defence cooperation between Pakistan and the United States?
Multiple bilateral defence cooperation agreements
The CENTO Pact
The NATO Treaty
The SEATO Treaty only
Explanation:
Various agreements, including the Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Agreement (ACSA) and counterterrorism cooperation frameworks, have governed Pakistan-US defence ties.
Q.
Pakistan joined which US-led defence pact in 1954 that was later dissolved?
SEATO
Warsaw Pact
ANZUS
NATO
Explanation:
Pakistan joined SEATO (Southeast Asia Treaty Organization) in 1954 and CENTO (Central Treaty Organization) in 1955, both later dissolved.
Q.
Pakistan's relationship with Turkiye is characterized by what type of partnership?
Adversarial relationship
Economic-only partnership
Distant neutrality
Brotherly strategic partnership
Explanation:
Pakistan and Turkiye share a deep strategic partnership based on historical, cultural, and defence ties, often described as a 'brotherly' relationship.
Q.
The Makkah Joint Defence Agreement involves Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and which third country?
Turkiye
Iran
Egypt
UAE
Explanation:
The agreement, described as defensive in character and consistent with the UN Charter, involves Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkiye.
Q.
Pakistan's Ambassador to the United Nations (as of the 2020s) is:
Asim Iftikhar
Maleeha Lodhi
Munir Akram
Tahir Andrabi
Explanation:
Munir Akram is Pakistan's Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York, having served in this role across multiple terms.
Q.
Pakistan has consistently supported which cause at the United Nations?
Palestinian statehood and Kashmiri self-determination
Only climate change
Only trade agreements
Only disarmament
Explanation:
Pakistan has consistently supported the Palestinian cause and the right of self-determination for the people of Jammu and Kashmir.
Q.
Pakistan is a signatory to which nuclear non-proliferation initiative?
IAEA safeguards on civilian nuclear facilities
The FMCT
The CTBT
The NPT
Explanation:
While not a signatory to the NPT, Pakistan adheres to IAEA safeguards on civilian nuclear facilities and has proposed a Strategic Restraint Regime in South Asia.
Q.
Pakistan's nuclear doctrine is characterized as:
Nuclear disarmament
No First Use
First Strike only
Full Spectrum Deterrence within Credible Minimum Deterrence
Explanation:
Pakistan maintains Full Spectrum Deterrence within the framework of Credible Minimum Deterrence, focusing on defensive capabilities.
Q.
Pakistan's membership of the Commonwealth was suspended in which year due to the imposition of emergency?
2007
1999
2010
2001
Explanation:
Pakistan's Commonwealth membership was suspended in November 2007 after the imposition of emergency rule, and was restored in 2008.
Q.
Pakistan's trade relationship with the European Union is governed by which framework?
EU GSP+ status
NAFTA
ASEAN FTA
BRICS
Explanation:
Pakistan benefits from the EU's Generalized System of Preferences Plus (GSP+) status, which provides preferential trade access tied to compliance with human rights conventions.
Q.
Pakistan hosted the 2023 OIC summit on which issue?
Trade and investment only
Climate change only
Afghanistan, Kashmir and Palestine
Nuclear disarmament only
Explanation:
Pakistan hosted the 48th session of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers in March 2022, focused on Afghanistan, Kashmir, and Palestine.
Q.
Pakistan's relations with Afghanistan are complicated primarily by which issue?
Water only
Tourism only
The Durand Line and cross-border militancy
Trade only
Explanation:
Pakistan-Afghanistan relations are complicated by the Durand Line dispute, cross-border militancy, TTP sanctuaries, and refugee management.
Q.
Pakistan's relations with Iran are primarily cooperative in which sectors?
Tourism only
Energy and border security
Nuclear weapons only
Space exploration only
Explanation:
Pakistan-Iran relations are cooperative in energy (Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline), border security, and regional connectivity, though tensions arise over cross-border militancy.
Q.
The Iran-Pakistan (IP) gas pipeline project is also known as:
Central Asia Gas Line
Energy Corridor
Peace Pipeline
Silk Road Pipeline
Explanation:
The IP pipeline is also known as the 'Peace Pipeline', intended to transport natural gas from Iran's South Pars field to Pakistan.
Q.
Pakistan's relations with the Gulf states are primarily driven by:
Tourism only
Labour remittances, energy, and defence
Water sharing
Ideological conflicts
Explanation:
Pakistan's relations with Gulf Cooperation Council states are driven by labour remittances, energy imports, defence cooperation, and Islamic solidarity.
Q.
Pakistan's major source of workers' remittances in 2025-26 came from which country/region?
USA and UK
China
Malaysia
Saudi Arabia and the UAE
Explanation:
Saudi Arabia and the UAE are consistently the largest sources of workers' remittances to Pakistan.
Q.
Pakistan hosted which major international conference on Afghanistan in 2020?
G20 summit
BRICS summit
International conferences on Afghanistan's peace and stability
NATO summit
Explanation:
Pakistan hosted the 'Afghanistan — Opportunities and Challenges' conference and has consistently advocated for a peaceful, stable, and prosperous Afghanistan.
Q.
Pakistan became a dialogue partner of which regional bloc in 2023?
NATO
African Union
ASEAN (sectoral dialogue partnership)
Mercosur
Explanation:
Pakistan has been seeking enhanced engagement with ASEAN and became a sectoral dialogue partner of ASEAN in the 1990s, later upgraded to full dialogue relations discussions.
Q.
The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is considered a flagship project of which Chinese initiative?
The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership
The New Silk Road Fund only
Explanation:
CPEC is the flagship project of China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), linking China's Xinjiang region to Pakistan's Gwadar Port.