 Iran–Pakistan relations

After Pakistan gained its independence in August 1947, Iran was one of the first countries to recognize its sovereign status.Shia majority Iran and Sunni majority Pakistan became strained at times due to sectarian tensions, as Pakistani Shi'a Muslims claimed that they were being discriminated against under the Sunni-biased Islamization program being imposed throughout Pakistan by the military dictatorship government of President Zia-ul-Haq.