Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
سفیر روسی وفاق کے لئے اسلامی جمہوریہ پاکستان
Emblem of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia
Incumbent Danila Ganich [ru] since 11 April 2019
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia)
Style	His Excellency, The Honorable
Status	Chief of Russian Diplomatic Mission to Pakistan
Reports to	Minister of Foreign Affairs (Russia)
Residence	Embassy of Russia in Islamabad
Seat	Islamabad
Nominator	The President of Russia
Appointer	State Duma
Formation	22 November 1949
First holder	Ivan Bakulin [ru]
Deputy	Vladimir L. Berezyuk (Deputy Head of Mission)
Website	https://pakistan.mid.ru

The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to Pakistan is the official representative of the President and the Government of the Russian Federation to the President and the Government of Pakistan.

The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Embassy of Russia in Islamabad.^[1] There is a consulate general in Karachi, and an honorary consul is based in Lahore.^[2]

The post of Russian Ambassador to Pakistan is currently held by Danila Ganich [ru], incumbent since 11 April 2019.^[3]

History of diplomatic relations

Diplomatic relations were established on an embassy level on 1 May 1948, when the Soviet embassy was opened in Karachi, the then capital of Pakistan. The first ambassador, Ivan Bakulin [ru], was appointed on 22 November 1949. In August 1960 the capital of Pakistan was moved to the newly founded city of Islamabad, where the embassy is now based.

List of representatives (1949 – present)

Representatives of the Soviet Union to Pakistan (1949 – 1991)

Representatives of the Russian Federation to Pakistan (1991 – present)