[citation needed] The UAE's founding father and first president Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan made multiple visits to Pakistan and considered it to be his second home.

[2] Throughout history, multiple frequent exchanges of high level visits and regular bilateral consultations between the two countries continue to occur and are reflective of the fact that Pakistan and UAE have laid strong foundations of mutually beneficial relations, friendship and peaceful cooperation over the years.

The Pakistani expatriates in UAE have contributed in a significant manner to promotion of bilateral understanding and to the economy of Pakistan through their home remittances.

[2] However, in recent years, the relationship has been somewhat complicated by the UAE and Pakistan expanding their ties with one another's regional rivals, Qatar and India respectively.

[7][8] The UAE has pledged support to Pakistan's Gwadar Port project,[9] and is assisting in the construction of a desalination plant in the city.

[10] As of 2019, relations again began to improve substantially, with the UAE willing to invest $5 billion in Pakistan's Balochistan province, in order to build an oil refinery.

The ministry spokeswoman, Aisha Farooqui highlighted that the situation was officially addressed to the UAE authorities, where the virus was believed to be spreading due to the crowded living conditions in the Emirates.

The Program has taken some vital steps to help the people of Swat district as it provided for the construction of two bridges, 52 schools and 7 hospitals, as well as the initiation of 64 water supply schemes.

The program aims to support efforts in fighting poverty, develop education, advance healthcare services, and contribute to the creation of new job opportunities for Pakistanis.

[20][21] There continues to be very little sharing of oil despite energy shortages in Pakistan and unflexible nationality guidelines for anybody wanted to move on from Pakistani citizenship.

Pakistani troops imparted training to members of the Abu Dhabi defence forces as far back as 1968, upon the request of the founder of the UAE Sheikh Zayed, as the British were about to hand over command of the Gulf Trucial States.

[22] Pakistan General Ahmad Shuja Pasha became a security advisor to the UAE government upon his retirement from the Pakistani secret service.