Sign in Subscribe
Ambassadors

Pakistan Upgrades Kabul Diplomatic Post to Full Ambassadorial Status

Strategic Insights

— 1 min read

Pakistan's top diplomat, Ishaq Dar, announced on Friday that the country has upgraded its Kabul diplomatic post to full ambassadorial status, citing a "positive trajectory" in bilateral ties with Afghanistan. The decision comes after Dar's productive visit to Kabul on April 19, 2025, during which he met with Afghanistan's Taliban-led interim foreign minister, Maulvi Amir Khan Muttaqi. The move is aimed at enhancing engagement, deepening cooperation in economic, security, and trade areas, and promoting exchanges between the two countries.

Key Takeaways:

  • Pakistan has upgraded its Kabul diplomatic post to full ambassadorial status, with Ishaq Dar announcing the decision on X.
  • The move is part of a larger effort to enhance engagement and deepen cooperation in economic, security, and trade areas between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
  • Ishaq Dar met with Maulvi Amir Khan Muttaqi in Kabul on April 19, 2025, and discussed ways to improve ties between the two countries.
  • The decision comes after a trilateral meeting of top diplomats hosted by China, during which Pakistan and Afghanistan agreed to appoint ambassadors as soon as possible.
  • China has accepted a full-fledged ambassador from the Taliban-led interim administration in Afghanistan, and Pakistan is now following suit.

Statistics:

  • The Pakistani diplomatic mission in Kabul was previously headed by a charge d'affaires.
  • The upgrade to full ambassadorial status comes after Pakistan's special representative to Afghanistan, Mohammad Sadiq, said the new step would promote bilateral cooperation in all fields.
  • Since the Taliban's return to power in Kabul in August 2021, China has accepted a full-fledged ambassador from the Taliban-led interim administration.
  • Pakistan and Afghanistan agreed in principle to appoint ambassadors as soon as possible, with China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi facilitating the agreement.

Sources:

  • X Sadiq, Pakistan special representative to Afghanistan
  • Pakistan's Foreign Minister, Ishaq Dar
  • China's Foreign Minister, Wang Yi
  • Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Read more