Pakistan to provide its port access to Kyrgyzstan

Pakistan to provide its port access to Kyrgyzstan

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Kyrgyzstan President Sadyr Zhaparov hold talks in Islamabad on Dec 4, 2025. File Photo

December, 4 2025

LAHORE (Web Desk): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Pakistan is ready to facilitate Kyrgyzstan’s access to global and regional markets through its ports.

President Zhaparov arrived in Islamabad yesterday for his two-day official visit to Pakistan.
During today’s talks, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that Kyrgyzstan is a landlocked state and reaffirmed Pakistan’s readiness to offer the Kyrgyz Republic access to regional and global markets through the ports of Karachi, Bin Qasim, and Gwadar.

According to sources, Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir, the Intelligence Chief, National Security Adviser Lt Gen Muhammad Asim Malik, Deputy PM Ishaq Dar, and other senior officials participated in the meeting and the delegation-level discussions.

PM Shehbaz Sharif stated that the joint business forum, bringing together entrepreneurs from Pakistan and Kyrgyzstan, “signed a MoU which is worth $200 million” to boost trade from $15–16 million to $200 million within the next two years.

Previously, bilateral trade dropped sharply from $11.2 million in 2022–23 to $5.18 million in 2024–25.

President Zhaparov also highlighted the Central Asia-South Asia Electricity Transmission and Trade Project (CASA-1000) project, calling it a key initiative for creating an integrated energy system between Central and South Asia.

The $1.2 billion project will connect Tajikistan, Pakistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Afghanistan, and is expected to become operational by January 2027, according to a Tajik minister.

Furthermore, Pakistan and Kyrgyzstan signed 15 MoUs across sectors such as commerce, energy, and health to enhance bilateral cooperation.