Diplomatic relations between the two countries post-independence were officially established on 18 December 1960, shortly after the formation of the Somali Republic.

[5] In 2010, Pakistan tabled a proposal for United Nations Security Council seats for OIC and Arab League states, the latter of which Somalia is also a member.

[7] The development was welcomed by the Pakistani authorities, who re-affirmed Pakistan's continued support for Somalia's government, its territorial integrity and sovereignty,[8] as outlined in the Islamabad Declaration adopted by the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers (ICFM).

[5] On 5 June 1993, a Pakistani task force was attacked while, as part of the expanded UN mandate, it was investigating an arms cache belonging to a Somali warlord vying for the Presidency, Mohamed Farrah Aidid; the attack, believed to have been launched by pro-Aidad militia, inflicted 24 casualties and led to Resolution 837, reaffirming the UN's commitment to peacekeeping and action against the rebels involved.

[1] Due to a major increase in security and stability within Somalia and a major rebuilding effort around the armed forces and police already underway, the Somali Air Force and Pakistan Air Force's staff have signed training agreements in 2020 to educate and train Somalia's airmen, pilots and officers to enhance and strengthen the already large remilitarization campaign of Somalia within recent years.

Mrs. Khadija Mohamed Almakhzoumi, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Somalia to Pakistan, Presented her credentials to H.E.

Before her arrival to Pakistan, Ambassador Khadija was a counselor in Somali Embassy Malaysia from February 2011 to June 2011 and senior political Advisor to Minister of Foreign Affairs Somalia from September 2011 to January 2013.

Ambassador Khadija earned post graduate degree in International Relations from Middlesex University, London UK.