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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.
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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.
| S. No | Country Visited | From | To | Nature | Met With |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Turkey [1] | 28-10-2018 | 30-10-2018 | Official | Met with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and President of Kyrgyzstan, he attended inauguration of Istanbul Grand International Airport and reception on 95th Republic Day of Turkey |
| 2 |  Saudi Arabia | 13-12-2018 | Met With King Salman Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud | ||
| 3 |  Japan | 20-10-2019 | 25-10-2019 | Met with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and attended enthronement Ceremony of Emperor Naruhito | |
| 4 |  Azerbaijan [2] | 26-10-2019 | 27-10-2019 | Met with President Ilham Aliyev and attended 18th Non Alignment Movement (NAM) Summit in Baku | |
| 5 |  China | 16-03-2020 | 17-03-2020 | President Arif Alvi met with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping | |
| 6 | Turkey | 14-08-2021 | 17-08-2021 | Invitation | President Arif Alvi met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan due to his invitation |
| 7 |  UAE | 9-10-2021 | 10-10-2021 | Official | President Arif Alvi inaugurates Pakistan Pavilion at Expo 2020 |
| 8 |  Turkmenistan | 27-11-2021 | 28-11-2021 | President Arif Alvi attends 15th Economic Cooperation Organization Summit in Ashgabat | |
| 9 | UAE | 16-05-2021 | - | Working | President Arif Alvi offered condolences on the passing away of late UAE President Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan who died on 15 May. |
| S. No | Country Visited | From | To | Nature | Met With |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saudi Arabia [3] | 2013-10-09 | Turkish President Abdullah Gul and Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz | ||
| 2 |  South Africa [4] | 2013-12-09 | Official | Attended the funeral of Nelson Mandela | |
| 3 | China [5] | 2014-02-18 | 2014-02-22 | Official | President Xi Jinping, Premier Li Keqiang and Zhang Dejiang |
| 4 |  Afghanistan [6] | 2014-03-27 | 2014-03-27 | Official | President Hamid Karzai |
| 5 |  Nigeria | 2014-4-21 | 2014-4-25 | Official | Met with president Goodluck Jonathan on his invitation |
| 6 | China | 2014-05-20 | 2014-05-22 | Official | Conference on Interaction and Confidence-building Measures in Asia |
| 7 |  Indonesia | 2016-03-07 | 2016-03-08 | Official | Fifth Extraordinary meeting on OIC on Palestine and Al-Quds |
| 8 |  Uzbekistan | 2016-06-23 | 2016-06-25 | Official | 16th Heads of the State Meeting of SCO |
| 9 |  Qatar | 2016-10-22 | 2016-10-26 | Official | Met with Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani on his invitation |
| 10 | Turkmenistan | 2017-09-16 | 2017-09-18 | Official | On the opening Ceremony on 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games and for TAPI Gas Pipeline |
| 11 |  Tajikistan | 2018-06-19 | 2018-06-22 | Official | On the invitation of Presedent Emomali Rehman on International Conference for International Decade for Action "Water For Sustainable Development" 2018-2028 |
| 12 | Turkey | 2018-07-08 | 2018-07-10 | Official | On the Oath-taking Ceremony of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan |
| 13 |  United Kingdom | 2018-08-24 | Visits Begum Kulsoom Nawaz in Hospital in London | ||
| 14 |  Scotland | 2018-08-27 | Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh had awarded Honorary fellowship to President Mamnoon in a bid to increase the corporation between Scotland and Pakistan in field of Medicine | ||
President Asif Ali Zardari visited many countries during his tenure. He visited Dubai for 45 times which includes private and official visits.
| S. No | Country Visited | From | To | Nature | Met With |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China [7] | 2008-10-14 | 2008-10-17 | Official | President Hu Jintao |
| 2 | Tajikistan [8] | 2009-07-27 | 2009-07-30 | ||
| 2 | United Kingdom | ||||
| 3 |  Russia [9] | 2011 | Official | ||
| 4 |  France [10] | 2012-12-09 | 2012-12-11 | President Francois Hollande | |
| 5 | Tajikistan [11] | 2012-03-23 | 2012-03-27 | ||
| 6 | United Arab Emirates | Private | |||
| 7 |  India | Official |
| Country Visited | From | Nature | Met With | Visits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brazil [12] | 2004 | Official | President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva | 1 |
 Argentina [13] | 2004 | 1 | ||
| Saudi Arabia | 2007 | 8 | ||
 United States | 2006, 2004 | 6 | ||
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | |||
| Turkey | 2007 | 4 | ||
 Switzerland | 2008 | 3 | ||
 Malaysia | 2007 | 3 | ||
 Jordan | 2007 | 1 | ||
 Syria | 2007 | 1 | ||
 Egypt | 2007 | 1 | ||
 Iran | 2007 | 1 | ||
| United Kingdom | 2006, 2008 | 3 | ||
 Germany | 1 | |||
| France | 2004 | 3 | ||
 Tunisia | 1 | |||
 Algeria | 1 | |||
 Netherlands | 2004 | 1 | ||
 Italy | 2004 | 1 | ||
 Spain | 1 | |||
 Poland | 1 | |||
 Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | |||
| Afghanistan | 2004 | 3 | ||
 Belgium | 2006,2008 | 2 | ||
 Cuba | 2006 | 1 | ||
| Indonesia | 2007 | 2 | ||
 Philippines | President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and Pakistani leader General Pervez Musharraf met on Tuesday to discuss cooperating in the fight against Islamic militants and ways to bolster peace talks with Filipino Muslim rebels. | 1 | ||
| Qatar | 1 | |||
 Australia | 1 | |||
 New Zealand | 1 | |||
 Kuwait | 1 | |||
 Yemen | 1 | |||
 Norway | 1 | |||
| Russia | 1 | |||
| China | 2006 | 2 | ||
| Azerbaijan | 1 | |||
 South Korea | 1 | |||
| France | 2004, 2008 | 3 | ||
 Sweden | 2004 | 1 | ||
 Finland | 1 | |||
 Kyrgyzstan | 1 | |||
| Uzbekistan | 1 | |||
| India | 1 | |||
 Morocco | 2004 | 2 | ||
 Canada | 1 | |||
 Mexico | 2004 | 1 |
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