Topic: Pakistan

Trade security Kazakhstan diversifies logistics and agrees with Pakistan on multimodal development

Kazakhstan and Pakistan have signed a memorandum on the development of multimodal transportation between the two countries. The former, which in the rail world is…
Relaunch by year's end ‘Muslim Union Railway faster and cheaper than sea routes’

A reopening of the Muslim Union Railway, a newly introduced name for the Pakistan-Iran-Türkiye line, is right around the corner. Talks between the countries are…
Islamabad - Tehran - Istanbul Türkiye and Pakistan plan to revive troubled rail freight service

Türkiye and Pakistan want to restart rail freight services between the two countries, transiting Iran. The last time that such a train operated was in…
Future INSTC link? More Chinese investments for potential Pakistani rail-port hub Gwadar

The Pakistani Gwadar Port Authority and China’s Xinning Enterprise have signed a Letter of Intent to boost industrial and commercial investments in the port, aiming…
INSTC, MIDDLE CORRIDOR AND GWADAR PORT Azerbaijan and Pakistan’s big rail freight plans

Azerbaijan and Pakistan want to strengthen their rail relationship. The two countries recently discussed the launch of pilot projects in the context of the International…
Eastern INSTC Pakistan and Russia plan first container train for next week

Pakistan is planning to send the first container train to Russia on 22 June. It is not quite the first such announcement. Earlier, the two…
Towards the Indian Ocean Kazakhstan confirms readiness to invest 500 million dollars in trans-Afghan railway

Kazakhstan is planning to invest half a billion dollars in the trans-Afghan railway. Earlier, the Taliban came out with such a statement, but there has…
INSTC and more Russia and Pakistan plan to launch direct rail freight connection in April

Russia and Pakistan are putting more freight on the rails. The two countries will be sending goods to one another via a direct rail connection,…
New freight line Pakistan and UAE deepen rail cooperation following 3 billion dollar investment

Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates have signed two memoranda of understanding, deepening their cooperation in rail. The UAE is helping Pakistan develop its infrastructure,…
New rail freight route Russia – Pakistan rail freight pilot to start on 15 March

The trial run of the rail freight connection between Russia and Pakistan follows a memorandum of understanding signed last summer. The freight train will leave…
more countries onboard INSTC Russia-Pakistan begin test INSTC rail freight services in March 2025

Developments in Asian rail logistics continue apace. The International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC), led by Russia, is set to see another expansion. In March 2025,…
Bridge to Indian Ocean Countries are warming up to Trans-Afghan corridor, aim for 2028 completion

The Trans-Afghan corridor is planned to be built by 2028. Even if it goes through difficult terrain and with political instability abound, the rail project…