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Pakistan is a country located in South Asia. It is bordered by India to the east, China and Afghanistan to the west, and Iran to the southwest. The capital of Pakistan is Islamabad, and the country is home to a population of over 220 million people.

“Game of Corridors” in Central Asia

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (PortSEurope) November 2, 2023 – The “Game of Corridors” continues to be played in Central Asia, following the Western sanctions...

Landlocked Uzbekistan to create a new corridor via Afghanistan, Pakistan to Indian Ocean

Astana, Uzbekistan (PortSEurope) October 9, 2023 – Landlocked Uzbekistan wants to create a new regional corridor from Russia and Central Asia, through...

Uzbekistan looks for a railway line via Afghanistan to the Arabian Sea

Termez, Uzbekistan (Ports Europe) July 31, 2023 – A trans-Afghanistan railway project would connect landlocked Uzbekistan to the Arabian Sea and the...

Making the Middle Corridor an eTIR Corridor

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (PortSEurope) July 4, 2023 – Countries along the Middle Corridor, that connects Central Asia with Europe have agreed to accelerate...

Direct shipping line Karachi-St. Petersburg

Karachi, Pakistan (Ports Europe) May 28, 2023 – The first direct shipping line between Russia and Pakistan had its first container ship arrive at the...

Uzbekistan pushing for access to Iranian, Turkish and Pakistani ports

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (PortSEurope) August 21, 2022 – Landlocked Uzbekistan keeps pushing for access to Iranian, Turkish and Pakistani ports. Uzbekistan...

First cargo train between Istanbul and Islamabad via Tehran reaches Ankara

Ankara, Turkey (Ports Europe) January 4, 2022 – Yesterday, the first cargo train between Istanbul and Islamabad via Tehran (ITI) reached Ankara via...

ECO train to link Islamabad, Tehran and Istanbul

Tehran, Iran (PortSEurope) February 16, 2021 – The long dormant project for a container-carrying Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) train, which made...

Istanbul-Tehran-Islamabad container rail service set to resume

Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) December 18, 2020 – Following a meeting at the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO), the national railways of Turkey,...

International North–South Transport Corridor attracts further regional interest

Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) February 25, 2020 – Both Iran and Pakistan have shown interest in becoming linked to the International North–South...

Istanbul-Tehran-Islamabad container train may finally run

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) February 2, 2020 – The national railway companies of Turkey, Iran and Pakistan have agreed to resume regular operations...

Pakistani businesses look at Suez investment

Port Said, Egypt (Ports Europe) March 25, 2017 – The Egyptian-Pakistani Business Forum will meet next week with Pakistani companies looking at potential...

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