Dar heads to Kabul to sign tri-nation rail project feasibility pact

July 17, 2025 (MLN):  A day-long visit to Kabul is scheduled today by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar to sign the Framework Agreement on Joint Feasibility Study for the Uzbekistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan (UAP) Railway Project. 

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.

By facilitating regional trade and transit, the project is expected to promote regional stability, growth and development, according to the press statement issued by Ministry of Administration and Broadcasting (MOIB) today.

DPM Dar’s visit affirms the importance Pakistan attaches to the successful realization of the UAP Railway Project.

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, Dar will also hold meeting with the Afghan Acting Foreign Minister and will call on Acting Prime Minister of Afghanistan to discuss bilateral matters and exchange views on regional and international developments.

The deputy prime minister will be accompanied by a high-level delegation comprising Minister for Railways, SAPM/Special Representative for Afghanistan, and Secretary of Ministry of Railways.

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