Australia–Pakistan Relations
bilateralism, Bilateral relations exist between Australia and Pakistan. Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf having visited Australia in 2005, former Australian Prime Minister John Howard also visited Pakistan in 2005. In 2011, there were 30,000 Pakistani Australians. Overview The relations between the two countries have been friendly, with former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf having visited Australia in 2005 and the then Prime Minister of Australia, John Howard, having visited Pakistan in 2005 as well, following the 2005 Kashmir earthquake which had targeted the northern areas of Pakistan. He also announced 500 new scholarships for Pakistani students to study in Australia. Over 500 scholarships have been given to Pakistani students for postgraduate studies in Australia. Pakistani Australians According to the Department of Immigration and Citizenship of the Government of Australia, the 2011 Australian census states that there were 30,221 Pakistan-born people in ...
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