Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Uzbekistan have signed a key railway agreement aimed at enhancing regional trade and connectivity. The three countries agreed in Kabul to conduct a feasibility study for the UAP (Uzbekistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan) Railway Project. This rail link will provide Central Asian states access to Pakistani seaports, marking a major milestone in regional cooperation. […]
Uzbekistan
Dar’s Kabul visit puts regional rail dream on track
Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar is visiting Kabul for a single day to sign a key railway agreement with Afghanistan and Uzbekistan. The agreement will finalize the Framework for a Joint Feasibility Study of the Uzbekistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan (UAP) Railway Project. This signing marks an important step forward in linking South and Central Asia. The Foreign Office (FO) […]
PIA to launch flights to Uzbekistan to enhance trade and tourism
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) is set to launch international flights to Uzbekistan. Private airlines will also join this effort. This initiative follows directions from Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to strengthen ties between Pakistan and Uzbekistan. The announcement came during a meeting between Haroon Akhtar Khan, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister, and Uzbekistan’s Minister for […]
Uzbekistan produces synthetic fuel for first time
TASHKENT: Uzbekistan has started producing synthetic fuel, including synthetic diesel, for the first time at its gas-to-liquids (GTL) plant, the Uzbek Energy Ministry said Thursday. According to agreements, the first batch 5,000 tons of synthetic diesel will be sent to the Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combine, Uzbekistan’s largest gold producer, it said. Uzbekistan launched its […]
Uzbekistan lifts COVID-19 restrictions on foreign tourists
TASHKENT :Uzbekistan cancelled some COVID-19 restrictions starting from Wednesday and will resume issuing electronic visas for foreigners to open the country to tourists, said the Uzbek special commission on COVID-19. Foreigners arriving in Uzbekistan are still required to hold a vaccination certificate or a negative PCR test taken within 72 hours upon arrival. Otherwise, they […]
Uzbek man arrested over alleged rape at Tokyo Olympic Stadium
A 30-year-old Uzbek man was arrested Sunday on suspicion of raping a woman in the Tokyo Olympic Stadium last week just days before the Games begin, according to police and media reports. The man, a university student identified as Davronbek Rakhmatullaev, allegedly raped the victim in her 20s on Friday night, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police […]
Blaming Pakistan for Afghan unrest unfair: PM to Ghani
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday asked Afghanistan to consider Pakistan as a ‘partner of peace’ rather than blaming it for the ongoing unrest, which he said was the ‘outcome of using a military solution by the United States instead of a political one’. “Blaming Pakistan for what is going on in Afghanistan is extremely […]
Regional connectivity depends on durable peace in Afghanistan: Fawad
TASHKENT (Uzbekistan), Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain said on Friday that regional connectivity depended on the durable peace in Afghanistan. Talking to media in Tashkent he said if peace was restored in restive Afghanistan, Pakistan would be connected with Central Asia. Prime Minister Imran Khan’s meeting today with the Afghan President […]
PM attends Tashkent conference on regional connectivity
TASHKENT (Uzbekistan), Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday joined other regional leaders at a conference held in Uzbekistan’s capital Tashkent, aimed at strengthening close ties among the Central and South Asian countries in the interest of their people. The Plenary session of the conference titled ‘Central and South Asia Regoinal Connectivity, Challenges and Opportunities’ held […]
Uzbekistan to sell two state-owned banks
TASHKENT: Uzbekistan has announced bids to sell off two state-owned banks to private hands with a goal to maximise the transaction value and further improve the banks’ financial stability. According to the State Assets Management Agency, the bids to sell 100-percent equity stake in the authorized capital of Poytaxt Bank and UzAgroExportBank were in accordance […]