The Pakistani government has pledged to always "stand by Zimbabwe in its challenging times and continue to render assistance in every way possible in an effort to cement the already cordial relations between the two countries.

"[citation needed] There is a small Pakistani expatriate community living in Zimbabwe, numbering over 400 in 2005[3] that largely consists of professionals, businesspeople and traders.

[4] In addition, a sizeable number of Indo-Zimbabwean migrants who came from the South Asia and settled in Zimbabwe, originally hail from or have family connections in regions that now constitute present-day Pakistan.

[5] Despite specific economic hardships in Zimbabwe, Pakistani investors have since the past, continued to show interest in exploring investment opportunities in the country.

[1] There have recently been joint ventures in the fields of trade development, which have also been identified by Pakistan as an impetus to its aim in "fighting poverty in Zimbabwe.