ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Kazakhstan on Tuesday signed 37 memorandums of understanding and agreements across key sectors, including mining, petroleum, railways, customs, artificial intelligence and digital development, as both countries agreed to work toward a $1 billion bilateral trade target.
The agreements were exchanged during an official ceremony in Islamabad attended by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, who also signed a joint declaration reaffirming plans to deepen economic cooperation.
According to officials, the MoUs cover cooperation in mining and petroleum, maritime affairs, customs, railways, transit trade, plant protection and veterinary services, artificial intelligence and digital transformation. Additional documents were exchanged on United Nations peacekeeping collaboration and prisoner transfer frameworks.
President Tokayev was formally welcomed at the Prime Minister’s House, where the two leaders reviewed bilateral ties and discussed expanding trade, investment and connectivity between South Asia and Central Asia.
Pakistan sees Kazakhstan as a key regional partner as Islamabad seeks to boost trade links with Central Asia and position itself as a transit hub through rail and multimodal corridors.
President Tokayev arrived in Pakistan on a two-day official visit accompanied by a high-level delegation.
