ASTANA, Kazakhstan, February 4. KTZ Express, a
subsidiary of Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ), and Pakistan’s
state-owned National Logistics Corporation (NLC) signed a
Memorandum of Understanding to develop freight transportation,
Trend reports via
KTZ.
The document was signed during the state visit of President of
Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev to Pakistan.
The MoU is aimed at forming stable cargo flows along the
North–South destination, strengthening transport and logistics
connectivity between Central and South Asia. Potential cargo
includes grain and processed agricultural products, coal,
fertilizers, metals, chemical products, and timber.
The cooperation envisages the integrated use of the two
countries’ infrastructure and transit capacities, as well as the
development of multimodal logistics solutions involving various
modes of transport with ensured return cargo loading, which will
help reduce empty runs, optimize routes, and lower overall
logistics costs.
Tokayev's state visit to Pakistan, held from February 3 through
February 4, also featured the Kazakhstan-Pakistan Business Forum in
Islamabad as part of the visit’s agenda. During the visit,
Kazakhstan and Pakistan signed 19 agreements and memoranda covering
trade, transport, digitalization, health, and security
cooperation
According to Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Trade and Integration, the
trade turnover between Kazakhstan and Pakistan has increased almost
twofold, reaching $105.6 million in 2025. In the medium term, the
two sides aim to increase the bilateral trade turnover to $1
billion.
