Pakistan and the United States have had military relations since they established diplomatic relations in 1947. The militaries of the two countries have had historically close ties, and Pakistan was o
A unit photo of the Pakistan and the U.S. Armies in 2010, by Foreign Affairs.
Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto initiated Pakistan's nuclear weapons program in the 1970s.
The USAF and PAF's F-16s head out for a training sortie at a PAF operational base in Peshawar. This was the first exercise since 2019.
A U.S. Marine Corps CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter en route from Tarbela Ghazi Airbase, providing flood relief efforts in 2010.
Pakistan is one of nine states that possess nuclear weapons. Pakistan is not party to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. Pakistan's arsenal is estimated at 170 nuclear weapons as of 2025. Pakistan
Pakistan–United States military relations
…Department's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has added several Pakistani companies to US trade blacklists for their involvement in missile and nuclear activities, making it difficult for these companies to do business internationally. Under the first Trump administration, the U.S. State Department…
Pakistani ballistic missiles on display, including a Shaheen-I (center), and a Ghauri-I (right)
Image showing uplift of granite mountains as a result of Chagai-I test.
The televised screen-shot of Chagai-I on 28 May 1998.