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Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari to Make Official Visit to Kyrgyzstan
The visit will include one-on-one and delegation talks with President Sadyr Zhaparov on trade, energy, mining and digital cooperation, the Foreign Office said.
- On Monday, President Asif Ali Zardari began a four-day official visit to Kyrgyzstan, marking the first visit by a Pakistani head of state to the Central Asian country in 21 years.
- This trip follows President Sadyr Zhaparov's "successful visit" to Pakistan in December 2025, reflecting a "sustained upward trajectory of high-level engagement between the two brotherly countries," the Foreign Office noted.
- Discussions focus on "deepening cooperation" across energy, agriculture, and mining sectors, with both nations aiming to increase bilateral trade to $200 million by 2027-28.
- Pakistani and Kyrgyz leaders agreed that Afghanistan's Taliban authorities must take "concrete and verifiable actions" against militant groups operating from Afghan territory to address regional security concerns.
- Both countries are members of the 10-nation Shanghai Cooperation Organisation and continue working on the $1.2 billion Central Asia-South Asia Electricity Transmission and Trade Project, expected operational by January 2027.
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Pakistan president in Kyrgyzstan after 21 years to discuss trade,
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari arrived on a four-day visit to Kyrgyzstan on Monday to discuss trade, energy, investment cooperation and regional developments, his office said, marking the first visit to the country by a Pakistani president in 21 years. Zardari is visiting the Central Asian country at the invitation of his Kyrgyzstan counterpart Sadyr Zhaparov, who
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