Federal Minister for Communications Abdul Aleem Khan has highlighted the strategic importance of enhancing road and rail connectivity between Pakistan, Central Asia, Europe, and Russia, calling it a potential “game changer” for Pakistan’s economic future. During a meeting with Yerzhan Kistafin, Ambassador of Kazakhstan, the minister underscored that infrastructure development, particularly in communication networks, is […]
Central Asia
Pakistan, Central Asia, US Afghan withdrawal & Taliban
Next week, Pakistani leadership, including the Prime Minister, will be in Tashkent for the ‘Silk Route Connect’ conference. This first-of-its-kind conference is an initiative by Uzbekistan that hopes to bring together leadership of Central and South Asian countries to talk trade, investment and regional connectivity. In the run-up to the conference, a Joint Ministerial Commission […]
Arif Alvi shares with Rahmon Pakistan’s Vision Central Asia
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Wednesday said that Pakistan attached great importance to its relations with Tajikistan based on strong historic, religious and cultural links and stressed upon further cooperation in diverse fields. Talking to Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon, who called on him at the Aiwan-e-Sadr, he said that Pakistan and Tajikistan had […]
Uzbek assembly speaker calls on Senate chairman in Islamabad
ISLAMABAD: The Trans-Afghan railway line project, agreed between Pakistan, Uzbekistan, and Afghanistan earlier this year, would transform the geo-economic dynamics of the entire Central Asian region. The project would be the first step in linking the Central Asian transport network with seaports of Gwadar, Karachi, and Bin Qasim, Senate Chairman Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani said while […]
Govt reviews progress on Chaman, Torkham border crossing points
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Economic Affairs Omar Ayub Khan on Monday emphasized for timely completion of foreign-funded projects of different sectors. He chaired meeting of the National Coordination Committee on Foreign-Funded Projects (NCC-FFP) on road communication and finance and revenue sectors at the Ministry of Economic Affairs, said a press release issued by the ministry. The […]
Pakistan says Asia-Pacific, Indian Ocean should become a ‘zone of peace’
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday said that Asia-Pacific, including the Indian Ocean, should become a Zone of Peace, an area of expanding cooperation and prosperity through strict adherence to the principles of the UN Charter and the Bandung Principles of peaceful coexistence. In his virtual address at Nikkei’s 26th conference on ‘Future of […]
Pakistan-Russia strategic relationship
A fast evolving strategic environment in Central Asia and South Asia and Asia-Pacific regions has helped Pakistan and Russia to ignore their Cold War past. In March 2019 they engaged in discussions for strengthening their strategic relationship, including potential Russian participation in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. They are also seeking to increase trade and cooperation […]