Pakistan, Uzbekistan Ink 28 MoUs, Aim for $2 Billion Trade in 5 Years

• Pakistan and Uzbekistan signed 28 agreements and MoUs during President Shavkat Mirziyoyev's two-day visit to Islamabad.
• The agreements cover diverse sectors including defence cooperation, disaster management, agriculture, mining, and combating drug trafficking.
• Both nations aim to boost bilateral trade to USD 2 billion within the next five years.
• Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif emphasized regional connectivity, highlighting the Uzbekistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan rail link as a "game changer."
• President Mirziyoyev was conferred an honorary degree by NUST and visited Global Industrial & Defence Solutions (GIDS) to explore defence collaboration.