Pakistan, Kyrgyzstan sign bilateral deals to boost trade, investment

Mettis Global reported that Pakistan and Kyrgyzstan signed a Joint Statement and a set of bilateral accords in Bishkek after Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif held talks with Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov. The agreements touch on commercial ties and investment, plus joint work in medicines, farming, power, light manufacturing, travel, digital services and virtual asset activity.

According to the presidential press release, both governments agreed to take steps that widen bilateral commerce and the range of goods traded, with transport, logistics and energy given particular weight. Japarov argued that Pakistan's seaports could open a path into South Asian and global markets, while Kyrgyzstan could act as a land link tying Pakistan to Central Asia and the wider Eurasian region.

Energy ties also featured, as both sides committed to deepening work on the CASA-1000 project, which links Central Asian power potential with South Asia's rising demand. Japarov further noted that Pakistani students in Kyrgyzstan number in the thousands, mostly in medicine, alongside exchanges in science, culture, tourism, youth affairs and sports.