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Pakistan is a Contracting State to the ICSID Convention:

  • Signature: 6 July 1965 
  • Deposit of Ratification: 15 September 1966
  • Entry into Force: 15 October 1966
  • Pursuant to Article 13(1) of the ICSID Convention Pakistan has made the following panel designations effective until 7 December 2007:
    - Justice Irshad HASSAN KHAN: Secretary; Ministry of Justice and Parliamentary Affairs
    - Dr. Tariq HASSAN: Adviser to Finance Minister; Ministry of Finance
    - Mr. Syed Sharifuddin PIRZADA: Former Attorney-General for Pakistan
    - Mr. Wassim SAJJAD: Minister for Justice and Parliamentary Affairs

Pakistan is a Contracting State to the New York Convention:

  • Signature: 30 December 1958
  • Deposit of Ratification: 14 July 2005
  • Entry into Force: 12 October 2005
  • Pakistan will only apply the New York Convention to the recognition and enforcement of awards made in the territory of another contracting state

Pakistan is a Contracting State to the 1899 Convention for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes:

  • Entry into Force: 5 August 1950

Pakistan is a not Contracting State to the 1907 Convention for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes:

  • Entry into Force: N/A

Pakistan is a United Nations Member State:

  • Date of Admission: 30 September 1947

Official State Name: Islamic Republic of Pakistan - Islāmī Jumhūrī-ye Pākistān - اسلامی جمہوریۂ پاکستان
Official Languages: Urdu, English

Recognised Regional Languages: Balochi, Pashto, Punjabi,Saraiki, Sindhi

Capital: Islamabad

Largest City: Karachi
Motto: Unity, Discipline, Faith Urdu: اتحاد، تنظيم، يقين مُحکم
Time Zone: PST (UTC+5)

Currency:
Pakistani Rupee (Rs.) (PKR)

International Calling Code: +92 

Internet TLD: .pk

 

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