KEY POINTS
- High-level delegation accompanying the Deputy Premier
- The Project aims to build a rail link to connect Uzbekistan with Pakistan via Afghanistan
- It is expected to promote regional stability, growth and development
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar arrived in Kabul on Thursday to sign a framework agreement for a joint feasibility study on the Uzbekistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan (UAP) Railway Project.
The project aims to establish a rail link connecting Uzbekistan with Pakistan through Afghanistan, enhancing regional trade and access to Pakistani seaports for Central Asian countries.
The Deputy Prime Minister is accompanied by the Minister for Railways, Special Representative for Afghanistan, and the Secretary of Railways.
The Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar @MIshaqDar arrived in Kabul, Afghanistan, for the signing of the trilateral Framework Agreement on Joint Feasibility Study for the Uzbekistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan (UAP) Railway Project.
He is accompanied by… pic.twitter.com/jHSbQ1NaTr
— Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Pakistan (@ForeignOfficePk) July 17, 2025
The UAP Railway Project aims to build a rail link to connect Uzbekistan with Pakistan via Afghanistan and facilitate access to Pakistani seaports for Central Asian States.
Regional trade and transit
By facilitating regional trade and transit, the project is expected to promote regional stability, growth, and development, according to a statement issued by the foreign office.
It said the deputy prime minister’s visit underscores the importance Pakistan attaches to the successful realisation of the UAP Railway Project.
The statement said the signing of the Framework Agreement on Joint Feasibility Study between the three participating countries in Kabul will be an important step towards its implementation.
During the visit, Ishaq Dar will also hold a meeting with the Afghan acting foreign minister and will call on the acting prime minister of Afghanistan to discuss bilateral matters and exchange views on regional and international developments.
