Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and Afghanistan’s acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi on Sunday confirmed their commitment to promote Uzbekistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan (UAP) Railway line project and called it an important step to improve the region’s connection.
In a telephone conversation, the two ministers emphasized the strategic significance of the proposed rail corridor and agreed to work carefully for the early completion of its framework agreement, according to a statement from Pakistan’s foreign office.
Muttaqi welcomed Pakistan’s decision to upgrade diplomatic relations with Kabul to the ambassadorial level and confirmed Afghanistan would reciprocate the move.
He called the decision a “positive development” for bilateral ties.
The conversation also served as a follow -up of DAR’s visit to Kabul on April 19, 2025.
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Both sides reviewed the implementation of key decisions made during this journey and repeated their common commitment to strengthen mutual trust and cooperation.
Last month, Pakistan and Afghanistan agreed to secure the worthy and orderly repatriation of undocumented Afghan citizens, in the midst of tensions over Islamabad’s deportation campaign.
Dar’s first trip to Afghanistan since he assumed the office focused on rejecting friction and restarting stopped the cooperation on security and regional connection.
During his meetings with acting Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, DAR emphasized the need to control cross -border security, fight militant conditions and strengthen bilateral trade.
The ministers agreed to end a joint committee for the Ministry of Intelligence and the Ministry of the Interior to tackle terrorism and border management management.
The two sides also reached consensus on improving regional economic relations through initiatives such as CASA-1000 Power Project and The Transnational Uzbekistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan Railway.
