ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Canada have emphasised the need to further strengthen economic, trade, investment, agricultural, & people-to-people cooperation.
This came during a meeting between Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and Canadian High Commissioner to Pakistan Tarik Ali Khan in Islamabad on Monday, a Foreign Office statement said.
Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar @MIshaqDar50 received Canadian High Commissioner Tarik Ali Khan @tarikdev at MoFA today.
Appreciating the positive trajectory of Pak-Canada relations and ongoing high-level engagement, the DPM/FM emphasized… pic.twitter.com/Dqp4AXNVkk
— Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Pakistan (@ForeignOfficePk) December 1, 2025
Ishaq Dar appreciated the positive trajectory of Pak-Canada relations and ongoing high-level engagement. He also acknowledged the important role of the Pakistani diaspora in promoting bilateral ties.
The Canadian High Commissioner thanked the Deputy Prime Minister for support in facilitating the import of Canadian Canola into Pakistan and noted the progress of work by Barrick Gold on the Reko Diq Project and the willingness of other Canadian companies to invest in Pakistan.
Pakistan enjoys friendly relations with Canada, which was one of the first countries to recognise Pakistan as a sovereign independent state in 1947.
The two countries regularly hold bilateral consultations on political matters, while the Pakistani diaspora in Canada numbers around 500,000.
Over the years, the bilateral cooperation and engagement in the political, economic, and cultural arenas between Pakistan and Canada have witnessed a consistent upwards trajectory, according to the Pakistani foreign office.
At present, there are two Pakistan-origin senators and six House of Commons members in the Canadian parliament, who act as a bridge between the two countries.
