List of ambassadors of Russia to Pakistan

{{Infobox official post

| post = Ambassador

| body = the Russian Federation to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan

| image =

| incumbent = {{interlanguage link|Albert Khorev|ru|Хорев, Альберт Павлович}}

| insignia = Emblem of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia.svg

| insigniacaption = Emblem of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia

| incumbentsince = 10 November 2023

| status = Chief of Russian Diplomatic Mission to Pakistan

| department = Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia)

| nominator = The president of Russia

| appointer = State Duma

| first = {{interlanguage link|Ivan Bakulin (diplomat)|ru|Бакулин, Иван Николаевич|lt=Ivan Bakulin}}

| formation = 22 November 1949

| website = https://pakistan.mid.ru

| style = His Excellency,

The Honorable

| reports_to = Minister of Foreign Affairs (Russia)

| residence = Embassy of Russia in Islamabad

| seat = Islamabad

| deputy = Vladimir L. Berezyuk (Deputy Head of Mission)

| native_name = {{Nastaliq|سفیر روسی وفاق کے لئے اسلامی جمہوریہ پاکستان}}

}}

The ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to Pakistan is the official representative of the president and the government of the Russian Federation to the president and the government of Pakistan.

The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Embassy of Russia in Islamabad.{{cite web|url=https://pakistan.mid.ru/en_GB/web/pakistan_en/ambassador|title=Ambassador H.E. Danila V. Ganich|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia)|accessdate=24 September 2019}} There is a consulate general in Karachi, and an honorary consul is based in Lahore.{{cite web|url=https://pakistan.mid.ru/en_GB/web/pakistan_en/ambassador|title=Embassy of the Russian Federation in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia)|accessdate=24 September 2019}}

The post of Russian ambassador to Pakistan is currently held by {{interlanguage link|Albert Khorev|ru|Хорев, Альберт Павлович}}, incumbent since 10 November 2023.{{cite web|url=http://www.rusconsulkarachi.mid.ru/inf_gk_eng.html|title=Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Karachi: About the consulate general|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia)|accessdate=24 September 2019}}

History of diplomatic relations

Diplomatic relations were established on an embassy level on 1 May 1948, when the Soviet embassy was opened in Karachi, the then capital of Pakistan. The first ambassador, {{interlanguage link|Ivan Bakulin (diplomat)|ru|Бакулин, Иван Николаевич|lt=Ivan Bakulin}}, was appointed on 22 November 1949. In August 1960 the capital of Pakistan was moved to the newly founded city of Islamabad, where the embassy is now based.

List of representatives (1949–present)

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{{interlanguage link|Ivan Bakulin (diplomat)|ru|Бакулин, Иван Николаевич|lt=Ivan Bakulin}}

List of ambassadors of Russia to Pakistan

History of diplomatic relations

List of representatives (1949–present)

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References

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