In July 2025, Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi went to Bahrain for an important meeting with Bahrain’s Interior Minister, General Sheikh Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa. They met in the Bahraini capital, Manama, at the Interior Ministry’s headquarters known as Manama Fort.
Building on Past Military Collaboration
Pakistan and Bahrain already share a long history of military cooperation. In 2024, the heads of Pakistan’s Navy and Bahrain’s National Guard joined a joint anti-terrorism training exercise called Al‑BADAR. The Pakistani Chief of Army Staff, General Asim Munir, has also visited Bahrain multiple times in recent years for talks with Bahraini leadership. These earlier engagements helped build trust and eased later security collaboration.
Back in February 2025, the Chairman of Pakistan’s Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee and Bahrain’s National Guard chief met in Rawalpindi to discuss regional security and shared threats. They stressed the need for deeper communication, joint planning, and shared military training.
Is this New Level of Security Cooperation ?
During their discussions, both ministers agreed that Pakistan and Bahrain need to work even more closely to fight shared threats like terrorism, illegal drug trafficking, and human smuggling. They talked about ways to improve their Joint Security Committee, which is a platform they use for sharing intelligence and coordinating security plans.
The Bahraini minister praised Pakistan’s efforts in fighting terrorism and said he values the strong ties between the two nations. Minister Naqvi said that working together on anti-trafficking and anti-drug efforts is now a need of the hour. He also invited his Bahraini counterpart to visit Pakistan, underlining the friendly nature of the partnership.
Why Combating Human Trafficking Is a Shared Goal
Middle East experts note that human trafficking remains a critical concern in both nations. Migrant employers and recruiters often force labour, withhold wages, and seize passports from workers coming from Pakistan, India, Nepal, and other countries. Bahrain, for example, has reported that 65 percent of migrant workers do not see their contracts, while 70 percent borrow money to secure jobs conditions that can lead to exploitation.
How This Agreement Will Improve Safety in Both Countries
This agreement is more than just words it shows a deep, growing partnership between two nations with shared cultural and religious ties. It’s also a demonstration of how countries in the region can work together on security and human rights issues. The improved cooperation is expected to bolster the efforts of both nations in combating troubling networks that cross borders.
The two countries also share economic and trade relations bringing cooperation in airports, naval training, and counter-terror drills together with diplomacy and commerce. With a trade volume that sometimes reaches close to a billion dollars, they aim to make their collaborations in safety even stronger.
