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The relations between the two countries have been friendly, with former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf having visited Australia in 2005 [1] and the then Prime Minister of Australia, John Howard, having visited Pakistan in 2005 as well, following the 2005 Kashmir earthquake which had targeted the northern areas of Pakistan.
On 15 August 1947, the Minister for External Affairs, Herbert Evatt, announced the establishment of diplomatic relations between Australia and Pakistan, with a high commissioner appointed to Karachi. [2] On 8 March 1948, John McMillan arrived in Pakistan as first secretary to establish the new high commission in Karachi. [3]
Australia–Pakistan sports relations (4 C, 2 P)-Australian expatriates in Pakistan (2 C, 11 P) Pakistani expatriates in Australia (2 C, 13 P) A.
The Australian Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) was a department of the Government of Australia. It was formed in 2007 and absorbed the former departments of Education, Science and Training, and Employment and Workplace Relations.
Under the Australia-Pakistan Scholarship Program, 500 scholarships were available to Pakistani students from 2005 to 2010 to facilitate postgraduate studies in Australia. Australia has become one of the largest markets for Pakistani students outside the United States and United Kingdom.
In 2016, there were 19,000 Pakistani students in China, making Pakistan the fourth largest source of international students in the country. The main disciplines of studies pursued included medicine, engineering, economics and management. [10] Official data shows that China has become the top education destination for Pakistani students.
There were over 600 Australians living in Pakistan as of late 2001, based on registrations with the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. [4] [5] By May 2002, this figure was at over 500. [6] A small Australian community is based in Karachi, while the remaining are scattered in Islamabad, Lahore and other cities. [5]
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