The Rail Route That Could Redefine Central Asian Trade
In Tashkent’s ongoing effort to find a path to a seaport and expand global trade options, representatives of the state company Uzbekistan Railways have engaged a Pakistani logistics firm to establish a multimodal route connecting Uzbekistan and Pakistan. The October 30 talks involving Uzbekistan Railways and Islamabad-based SLG Trax Group “discussed in detail” the feasibility of a secure and reliable freight rail line connecting the two countries via Afghanistan, according to a report published…