The President of Pakistan is the head of state of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. During the tenure presidents visit different countries. The following is the list of foreign trips of Presidents of Pakistan.
*Foreign visits (especially private visits) which don't include any considerable engagement are excluded from this list.
Iskander Mirza 1956 Country Date/s Engagements Ref.JulyState visit to Ankara. Addressed the Turkish National Assembly and held talks on bilateral relations and regional issues; a joint communiqué was issued.7–12 AugustOfficial visit to Kabul. Met King Mohammed Zahir Shah; a joint communiqué affirmed the intention of Pakistan and Afghanistan to improve relations and remove differences through friendly negotiations.NovemberState visit to Tehran. Met Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and addressed the Iranian Parliament during the Suez Crisis.17–22 NovemberVisited Baghdad for talks with the Muslim members of the Baghdad Pact. Attended the four-power meeting held in the presence of King Faisal II.NovemberInformal visit to Saudi Arabia. Held talks with King Saud in an effort to persuade him of the importance of the Baghdad Pact.
1957 Country Date/s Engagements Ref.11–13 NovemberOfficial visit to Lisbon.NovemberOfficial visit to Madrid. Met Francisco Franco and was received at the Royal Palace.
Ayub Khan
Yahya Khan
1969 Country Date/s Engagements Ref.22–25 SeptemberAttended the First Islamic Summit Conference in Rabat.29 October – 4 NovemberState visit to Tehran at the invitation of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. A joint communiqué was issued at the conclusion of the visit.
1970
Country Date/s Engagements Ref.22–25 JuneState visit to Moscow. Met Chairman Nikolai Podgorny and Premier Alexei Kosygin and held talks in the Kremlin.27–30 SeptemberState visit to Kathmandu. A joint communiqué was issued at the conclusion of the visit.18 OctoberStopover in London. Spoke to Pakistani demonstrators outside Claridge's and reiterated his pledge to hand over power after the elected assembly framed a constitution.24–25 OctoberOfficial visit to the United States. Met President Richard Nixon at the White House in Washington, D.C., and discussed bilateral relations and contacts with China.26 OctoberStopover in Paris. Met President Georges Pompidou at the Élysée Palace.10–14 NovemberState visit to Peking. Held talks with Premier Zhou Enlai and other Chinese leaders; a joint communiqué was issued at the conclusion of the visit.
1971 Country Date/s Engagements Ref.14–15 SeptemberShort visit to Tehran. Met Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi for talks on bilateral and regional issues amid the South Asian crisis.15–16 OctoberAttended the 2,500-year celebration of the Persian Empire at Persepolis. Met the Shah and other visiting leaders, and held talks with Soviet President Nikolai Podgorny before cutting short the trip.
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry Under the 1973 Constitution, executive authority vested in the prime minister and the presidency was largely ceremonial during Chaudhry's tenure.
Zia-ul-Haq
Ghulam Ishaq Khan 1989 Country Date/s Engagements Ref.6 JuneVisited Tehran to attend the funeral and last rites of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
1990 Country Date/s Engagements Ref.20–23 SeptemberState visit to Beijing. Attended the opening ceremony of the 1990 Asian Games and held talks with Chinese leaders; several agreements were signed.10–12 NovemberVisited Tokyo to attend the enthronement ceremonies of Emperor Akihito. Met Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu and other foreign leaders.
1991 Country Date/s Engagements Ref.12–15 SeptemberState visit to Tehran. Met President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, addressed the Islamic Consultative Assembly, and Pakistan and Iran concluded memorandums of understanding on railways, road construction, communications, postal cooperation, and oil and gas.
1992 Country Date/s Engagements Ref.27 September – 1 OctoberFive-day visit to Turkey before travelling onward to Saudi Arabia.2 OctoberShort visit to Madina. Was received by Acting Governor of Madina Munawwarah, Nasir bin Saeed.
Farooq Leghari 1994 Country Date/s Engagements Ref.27 MayVisited New York City and addressed the Association of Pakistani Professionals.
1995 Country Date/s Engagements Ref.11 MarchRepresented Pakistan at the World Summit for Social Development in Copenhagen and delivered Pakistan's national statement.6–8 SeptemberOfficial visit to Ashgabat. Met President Saparmurat Niyazov and held talks on bilateral relations and regional issues.9–11 OctoberOfficial visit to Baku. Met President Heydar Aliyev, addressed the Milli Majlis, and signed agreements on economic cooperation and reciprocal investment protection.
1996 Country Date/s Engagements Ref.3 FebruaryVisited Davos for the World Economic Forum annual meeting; also attended a dinner in Zurich hosted by Pakistan's ambassador.14–15 MayRepresented Pakistan at the 4th ECO Summit in Ashgabat and attended the signing of the gas pipeline agreement between Pakistan, Afghanistan and Uzbekistan.18–20 OctoberOfficial visit to Tashkent. Met President Islam Karimov and discussed bilateral, regional and international issues.26–28 OctoberOfficial visit to Bishkek. Met President Askar Akayev and held talks on economic, trade and cultural cooperation.
1997 Country Date/s Engagements Ref.29–30 AprilOfficial visit to Beijing. Met President Jiang Zemin and other Chinese leaders for talks on bilateral, regional and international issues.24–26 MayState visit to Abu Dhabi. Met President Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan and discussed bilateral ties, the situation in Afghanistan, South Asia and the Middle East.
Rafiq Tarar Under the 1973 Constitution, executive authority vested in the prime minister and the presidency was largely ceremonial during Tarar's tenure.
Pervez Musharraf Chief Executive: 12 October 1999 - 21 November 2002 President: 20 June 2001 - 18 August 2008
Asif Ali Zardari President: 9 September 2008 - 9 September 2013
Mamnoon Hussain President: 9 September 2013 - 9 September 2018
2013 Country Date/s EngagementsRef. 9–15 December Attended the funeral of Nelson Mandela.
2014 Country Date/s EngagementsRef. 18–21 February Met with President Xi Jinping, Premier Li Keqiang and Zhang Dejiang. 27 March Attended "Nawroz Festival" and met President Hamid Karzai. 20–22 May Attended the "4th CICA Summit" and met President Xi. 9–12 June Met with President of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan. 28-29 AugustAttended the "Inaugural Ceremony of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan".29 SeptemberAttended the "Inauguration Ceremony on President Ashraf Ghani" and met him.
2015 Country Date/s EngagementsRef.11-14 MarchMet with President Ilham Aliyev.22-26 AprilMet with President of Turkey Erdoğan.15-25 JuneMet King Salman and performed Umrah.
2016 Country Date/s EngagementsRef. 6–7 March Attended the 5th Extraordinary OIC Summit. Met with President Joko Widodo.8 MarchMet with President of Sri Lanka Maithripala Sirisena.13-15 AprilAttended "13th OIC Summit". Also met President of Turkey and Belarus, PM of Niger and Chief Executive of Afghanistan. 22–24 June Attended the "16th SCO Head of States Summit". Held meeting with President of Uzbekistan. 22–25 October Met with Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani.
2017 Country Date/s EngagementsRef.7-18 JuneMet King Salman and performed Umrah.9-12 SeptemberAttended the OIC Science and Technology Summit and Expo 2017. 16–18 September Attended the Opening Ceremony of "5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games". Also met President of Turkmenistan.
2018 Country Date/s EngagementsRef.8-10 JuneAttended "2018 Qingdao SCO summit". Met with President Xi, also met Indian PM Modi (informally). 19–22 June Attended "International Decade for Action-Water for Sustainable Development 2018-28" conference. Also met President of Tajikistan. 8–10 July Attended the "2nd Inaugural Ceremony of President Erdoğan". 26–27 August Unofficial tour. Visited Kulsoom Nawaz in Hospital in London. Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh had awarded honorary degree to President Mamnoon.
Arif Alvi President: 9 September 2018 - 10 March 2024
2018 Country Date/s EngagementsRef. 28–30 October Met with President of Turkey and Kyrgyzstan. Attended inauguration of Istanbul Airport and reception on 95th Republic Day of Turkey. 9–15 December Met With King Salman Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud.
2019 Country Date/s EngagementsRef.20-24 OctoberMet with PM Shinzo Abe and attended the "Enthronement Ceremony of Emperor Naruhito".25-26 OctoberAttended 18th NAM Summit and met with President Ilham Aliyev
2020 Country Date/s EngagementsRef.16-17 MarchPresident Arif met with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.5 OctoberMet with Emir of Kuwait Nawaf Al-Ahmad, condoles over death of Sabah Al-Ahmad.
2021 Country Date/s EngagementsRef.14-16 AugustPresident Arif Alvi met with President of Turkey.9-10 OctoberPresident Arif Alvi inaugurates Pakistan Pavilion at Expo 2020. Met with Prime Minister of UAE Mohammed bin Rashid.27-28 NovemberAttended "15th ECO Summit". Met with Presidents of Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan and Iran.
Asif Ali Zardari President: 10 March 2024 – present
See also List of Presidents of Pakistan Foreign relations of Pakistan
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