ISLAMABAD, Sunday, July 13, 2025 (WNP): Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar held a telephonic conversation with Uzbekistan’s Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov on Sunday to review progress on the Uzbekistan-Afghanistan–Pakistan (UAP) Railway Project.

According to a statement issued by the Foreign Office, the two ministers discussed key developments under the Framework Agreement of the UAP Railway initiative — a strategic regional connectivity project aimed at boosting trade and transit between Central and South Asia.

During the call, both sides reaffirmed their commitment to advancing the project and agreed to hold further talks on the sidelines of the upcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Council of Foreign Ministers meeting in Tianjin, China.