▁on ▁December ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁Pakistan ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁Muslim ▁countries ▁to ▁establish ▁relations ▁with ▁then - comm un ist ▁government ▁of ▁Poland . ▁ ▁Poland ▁opened ▁an ▁emb ass y ▁in ▁Kar achi ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁but ▁moved ▁it ▁to ▁Islam abad ▁Capital ▁Ven ue ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁The ▁Pak ist ani ▁Government ▁opened ▁its ▁emb ass y ▁in ▁Wars aw ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁Currently , ▁Poland ▁also ▁maintain s ▁a ▁cultural ▁Cons ulate - General ▁in ▁Kar achi ▁ ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁an ▁honor ary ▁Cons ulate - General ▁in ▁L ah ore . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Polish ▁t ies ▁with ▁Pakistan ▁date ▁back ▁to ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁under ▁Joseph ▁St alin ▁had ▁an nex ed ▁Eastern ▁Poland ▁in ▁co operation ▁with ▁Naz i ▁Germany , ▁disp la cing ▁many ▁Pol es , ▁and ▁trigger ing ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War ▁with ▁the ▁Al lies , ▁including ▁the ▁British ▁Empire . ▁Once ▁Naz i ▁Germany ▁attacked ▁the ▁USS R ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁the ▁British ▁Empire ▁and ▁USS R ▁established ▁friendly ▁relations ▁and ▁efforts ▁were ▁made ▁to ▁improve ▁conditions ▁for ▁disp la ced ▁Pol es . ▁Between ▁August ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁and ▁December ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁Polish ▁refuge es