Pakistan and Sudan have agreed a security cooperation pact covering cybercrime, police training and civil registration, after delegation-level talks in Islamabad on Saturday, 7 November. The agreement was reached between Pakistan's Interior Minister, Mohsin Naqvi, and Sudan's Interior Minister, Lieutenant General Babiker Samra Mustafa Ali, with Pakistan's Minister of State for Interior, Talal Chaudhry, also present.

Pakistan's Interior Ministry said the two sides agreed to strengthen cooperation in security and internal affairs, combating cybercrime, police training, institutional coordination and civil registration, including cooperation with Pakistan's National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA). The two sides agreed to sign a memorandum of understanding to underpin the cybercrime cooperation, and the Sudanese minister said his country wanted to benefit from Pakistan's expertise in tackling cybercrime.

Visa-free travel agreed alongside the pact

The same meeting also produced an agreement on visa-free travel for holders of official and diplomatic passports from both countries, the Interior Ministry said. That agreement was signed by the two interior ministers, and the ministry said the arrangement would also make official visits and exchanges of delegations easier.

Why the agreement matters

The pact comes during Sudan's civil war, which began in April 2023 between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces. Press reports have linked Pakistan to military support for the Sudanese army: Reuters reported in January 2026 that Pakistan was close to concluding a 1.5 billion dollar arms deal with the Sudanese army, and around 100 Pakistani Mohafiz-V armoured vehicles appeared in a military parade in Khartoum in August. Neither government has publicly confirmed the details of any arms deal. The Sudanese interior minister's visit also included meetings with Pakistan's political and military leadership during his stay in Islamabad.