Austria–Pakistan relations
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Austria–Pakistan relations are the bilateral relations between Pakistan
and Austria
. Pakistan maintains an embassy in Vienna
while Austria also has an embassy in Islamabad
.
Austrian companies have invested in Pakistani hydro power and alternative energy development projects. Several Austrian companies are already working in the energy sector in Pakistan.
OMV Pakistan
is a joint venture of Austrian OMV
and various Pakistani oil and gas companies. Together they have invested millions in the Sawan Gas Field
and Kadanwari Gas Field
in interior Sindh
and are the largest foreign investors in the gas production and exploration sector.
Austro-Pakistan Society was founded in 1976 with a view to cultivating the cultural and scientific contacts of Austria with Pakistan.
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
and Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
. Pakistan maintains an embassy in Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
while Austria also has an embassy in Islamabad
Islamabad
Islamabad is the capital of Pakistan and the tenth largest city in the country. Located within the Islamabad Capital Territory , the population of the city has grown from 100,000 in 1951 to 1.7 million in 2011...
.
Austrian companies have invested in Pakistani hydro power and alternative energy development projects. Several Austrian companies are already working in the energy sector in Pakistan.
OMV Pakistan
OMV
OMV is Austria's largest oil-producing, refining and gas station operating company with important activities in other Central European countries...
is a joint venture of Austrian OMV
OMV
OMV is Austria's largest oil-producing, refining and gas station operating company with important activities in other Central European countries...
and various Pakistani oil and gas companies. Together they have invested millions in the Sawan Gas Field
Sawan Gas Field
Sawan Gas Field is a located in Sindh, Pakistan. It is a joint venture of OMV Pakistan, ENI Pakistan, PPL, Moravské naftové doly and Government Holdings Limited....
and Kadanwari Gas Field
Kadanwari
Kadanwari قادن واری is a town in the Khairpur خیرپورمیرس District, Sindh, Pakistan. The Kadanwari Gas Field قادن واری گیس فیلڈ has been discovered near Kadanwari.- Kadanwari Gas Field قادن واری گیس فیلڈ :...
in interior Sindh
Sindh
Sindh historically referred to as Ba'ab-ul-Islam , is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhi people. It is also locally known as the "Mehran". Though Muslims form the largest religious group in Sindh, a good number of Christians, Zoroastrians and Hindus can...
and are the largest foreign investors in the gas production and exploration sector.
Austro-Pakistan Society was founded in 1976 with a view to cultivating the cultural and scientific contacts of Austria with Pakistan.