Overview

• Speaking at the Silk Way Transport Forum, Communications Minister Abdul Aleem Khan called the Islamabad–Tehran–Istanbul road link critical and framed CPEC within ECO and SCO corridors.
• He cited Pakistan’s membership in the TIR system and the Quadrilateral Transit Agreement as milestones for regional connectivity.
• In bilateral talks, Kazakhstan agreed to set up a joint logistics company with Pakistan’s NLC and KTZ Express to strengthen overland freight links.
• Pakistan Post and KazPost signaled readiness for e-commerce cooperation with memorandums of understanding being prepared.
• Both sides discussed direct flights, easier travel procedures and multiple-entry visas, as Khan confirmed seasonal operations of the Karakoram Highway and Khunjerab Border from November and reported flood-damaged international highways restored.