US EditionIshaq Dar to Visit Kabul to Sign Tri-Nation UAP Rail Feasibility Pact
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN, JUL 17 – The trilateral agreement initiates a joint feasibility study for a 640-km railway linking Uzbekistan and Pakistan via Afghanistan, aiming to boost regional trade and connectivity.
- On July 17, 2025, Ishaq Dar, serving as Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and heading the Foreign Ministry, traveled to Kabul to formalize a trilateral Framework Agreement for conducting a joint feasibility study on the Uzbekistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan Railway Project.
- The signing followed prior agreements since 2023 and recent diplomatic efforts to enhance connectivity and economic cooperation among the three countries.
- The 640-kilometer railway will connect Termez in Uzbekistan through Afghanistan to Pakistan's Kurram district, supporting freight, passenger services, and regional trade facilitation.
- Pakistan's Foreign Ministry described the agreement as a crucial milestone for advancing the project, which aims to enhance economic cooperation, strengthen regional peace, and improve Central Asian countries' access to Pakistani ports.
- The agreement signals strengthened bilateral relations, with Afghanistan pledging reciprocal diplomatic upgrades and both sides committing to sustained engagement to realize regional economic development.
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Pakistan inks trilateral railway deal
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar can be seen during the signing of a trilateral railway agreement with Uzbekistan and Afghanistan in Kabul, Afghanistan, on July 17, 2025. — X@MIshaqDar50Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar announced on Thursday that...
Ishaq Dar to visit Kabul to sign tri-nation UAP rail feasibility pact
Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar is visiting Kabul on Thursday to sign a trilateral agreement on a joint feasibility study for the Uzbekistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan (UAP) Railway Project. Dar is accompanied by federal railways minister Muhammad Hanif Abbasi, the special assistant to the prime minister on Afghanistan Mohammad Sadiq, and the secretary of the ministry of railways Syed Mazhar Ali Shah, according to a sta…
Pakistan, Afghanistan and Uzbekistan agree to joint railway feasibility study
On Thursday (17 July), Pakistan, Afghanistan and Uzbekistan signed a framework agreement in Kabul to conduct a joint feasibility study for the Naibabad–Kharlachi segment of the Uzbekistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan (UAP) railway corridor.
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