Pakistan relation with Bangladesh

 

Pakistan relation with Bangladesh

After the 1971 war and the creation of Bangladesh relation between the two countries remained strained. Pakistan saw Bangladesh as a rebel nation, who have been broken away from the West Pakistan and winning independence largely as a result of support from Pakistan’s bitter rival, India. During this civil war, there was fierce fighting in East Pakistan which left a legacy of distrust and anger between the two countries. After separation there was the problem of reallocating of assets that had been shared the same way that had been with India in 1947. Bangladesh claimed that it had the right to many of the assets of West Pakistan. There was a problem of people in both countries who wished to settle in the other country. By stages, Pakistan established better relations with Bangladesh.

In 1974, Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Seikh Mujib was invited to a meeting of the Organization of Islamic countries (OIC) in Lahore. This was highly important points in relations between the two countries, as for first time Bangladesh was officially recognized by Pakistan as an independent state. Both countries agreed to view each other as Muslim friends and tried to reduce their difference. In June 1974 Bhutto visited Bangladesh. In this visit the discussion of assets was discussed. Bangladesh also insisted that Pakistan should take all non-Bengalis from Bangladesh whether they wish or not. Bhutto also rejected this as unreasonable. Both countries agreed to establish friendly relations. In 1975, Sheikh Mujib died. The new leader of Bangladesh Khondekar Mushtaq did not with draw the claim over assets and repatriation, he recognized that they should not act as a barrier to better relations. The two countries exchanged ambassadors and reached an agreement to co-operate on trade, tourism and media. By 1986 trading of goods between both countries reached a value of $40 million. In 1985 and 1988 Bangladesh was hit by severe weather andforeign aid was urgently needed. On both occasions Pakistan wasthe first country to contribute.

From 1988-1990 Benazir Bhutto’s government couldn’t make significant progress to improve relations. OIC and SAARC were effective forums to keep Pakistan and Bangladesh closer. In December 1988, SAARC summit Islamabad with other head of states visited Pakistan. In September 1989, Pakistan rejoined the commonwealth, it was another club of common membership of Bangladesh and Pakistan.

Nawaz Sharif became the Prime Minister of Pakistan for first time in 1990. His government improved relations of Pakistan with Bangladesh. In May 1991, Nawaz Sharif visited Bangladesh for sympathy and providing aid for the cyclone victims in Bangladesh were provided with medicines. Goods and three helicopters were given to the Prime Minister Bangladesh, Khaleda Zia. In 1991 Khaleda Zia visited Pakistan and then in 1992 Nawaz visited Bangladesh to improve the ties. In December 1991 6th OIC summit was attended by both Pakistan and Bangladesh.

Benazir Bhutto second time, became the Prime Minister of Pakistan in 1993. In May 1995, 5th SAARC summit in New-Delhi was held where PM of Bangladesh was the chair person. Agreements were done and relation between both countries were improved. In April 1995, Khaleda Zia visited Pakistan, agreements to co-operate in agriculture and investment were done. In July 1995 the Pak-Bangladesh joint economic Commissions 6th meeting was held in Islamabad.

In 1997 again for the second time Nawaz Sharif became the Prime Minister of Pakistan. In May 1997 Pakistan and Bangladesh attended 9th SAARC summit in the Maldives. Pakistan supported SAPTA (A preferential Trade Agreement) to enhance trade between SAARC states. In January 1998 a trade conference was held in Dhaka, to promote trde between Pakistan, India and Bangladesh. There were similar views of Pakistan and Bangladesh about PLO in the OIC summit. The D-8 club of (Pakistan, Bangladesh, Egypt, Iran, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nigeria and Turkey as a member) gave another opportunity to improve ties between Pakistan and Bangladesh.

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