Pakistan, Uzbekistan Ink 28 Deals: Aim for $2 Billion Trade, Boost Defence Ties

• Pakistan and Uzbekistan signed 28 agreements and MoUs during Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev's two-day visit to Pakistan.
• The nations aim to increase bilateral trade to USD 2 billion within the next five years.
• Agreements cover defence cooperation, disaster management, agriculture, mining, and combating drug trafficking.
• Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif highlighted the Uzbekistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan rail link as a "game changer" for regional connectivity.
• President Mirziyoyev visited Global Industrial & Defence Solutions (GIDS) to explore defence, technology, and industrial collaboration.