TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, February 4. Uzbekistan
and Pakistan have reached an agreement to launch fieldwork for the
Trans-Afghan railway project, Trend reports via the Ministry of Investment,
Industry, and Trade of Uzbekistan.
The agreement was achieved during the 10th Session of the
Pakistan–Uzbekistan Intergovernmental Commission (IGC) on Trade,
Economic, and Scientific-Technical Cooperation. The session was
held under the co-chairmanship of Haroon Akhtar Khan, Special
Assistant to the Prime Minister of Pakistan for Industries and
Production, and Laziz Kudratov, Minister of Investment, Industry,
and Trade of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
In addition, the sides agreed to transition to a new format of
regular activities of the Intergovernmental Commission, aimed at
enhancing coordination and accelerating the implementation of joint
initiatives.
Earlier, on July 17, 2025, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, and Afghanistan
signed a framework agreement on the development of a feasibility
study for the Trans-Afghan railway project.
The railway, with an estimated length of about 647 kilometers,
is planned to run along the
Termez–Naibabad–Maidanshahr–Logar–Kharlachi route and connect to
Pakistan’s railway network, providing access to the ports of
Karachi and other maritime terminals. The preliminary cost of the
project is estimated at $4.6 billion.
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