Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar will visit Kabul on Thursday to sign a an agreement on the feasibility study for a railway project connecting Uzbekistan, Afghanistan and Afghanistan. He will also meet his Afghan counterpart as well as the Afghan prime minister

According to a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs:

“The Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar, will undertake a day-long visit to Kabul, Afghanistan, on 17 July 2025 to sign the Framework Agreement on Joint Feasibility Study for the Uzbekistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan (UAP) Railway Project. The DPM/FM will be accompanied by a high-level delegation comprising Minister for Railways, SAPM/Special Representative for Afghanistan, and Secretary, Ministry of Railways.

The UAP Railway Project aims to build a rail link to connect Uzbekistan with Pakistan via Afghanistan and facilitate access to Pakistani seaports for Central Asian States. By facilitating regional trade and transit, the project is expected to promote regional stability, growth and development.

The DPM/FM’s visit underscores the importance Pakistan attaches to the successful realization of the UAP Railway Project. The signing of the Framework Agreement on Joint Feasibility Study between the three participating countries in Kabul will be an important step towards its implementation.

During the visit, the DPM/FM will also hold meeting with the Afghan Acting Foreign Minister and will call on Acting Prime Minister of Afghanistan to discuss bilateral matters and exchange views on regional and international developments.”

The visit has also been confirmed by the Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs which added that the visit will include trilateral consultation meetings as well as bilateral engagements.