{"id":98913,"date":"2026-01-28T20:24:52","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T15:24:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=98913"},"modified":"2026-01-28T20:25:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T15:25:20","slug":"pakistani-ports-emerge-as-strategic-gateway-for-uzbekistans-foreign-trade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/business\/pakistani-ports-emerge-as-strategic-gateway-for-uzbekistans-foreign-trade\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistani ports emerge as strategic gateway for Uzbekistan\u2019s foreign trade"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: Amid growing geopolitical uncertainty and persistent disruptions in <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/business\/gold-rates\/gold-price-set-record-in-global-market\/\">global transport<\/a> and logistics, Uzbekistan has increasingly turned to Pakistani seaports as a strategic gateway for its foreign trade.<\/p>\n<p>As a double landlocked country, Uzbekistan requires transit through at least two states to access the sea. In this context, Pakistan\u2019s ports\u2014Karachi, Port Qasim and Gwadar\u2014have gained critical importance by providing Uzbekistan with the shortest and most cost-effective access to global markets in South Asia, the Middle East, Africa and the Asia-Pacific region.<\/p>\n<p>Key connectivity projects, including the Uzbekistan\u2013Afghanistan\u2013Pakistan (UAP) railway and a multimodal transport corridor linking Central Asia with Pakistan, have significantly boosted trade volumes.<\/p>\n<p>By the end of 2025, cargo movement through the UAP corridor exceeded 400,000 tons, reflecting steady growth in bilateral and transit trade.<\/p>\n<p>Experts note that the use of Pakistani ports can save up to 10\u201315 days in transit time and reduce logistics costs by 20\u201330 percent, giving Uzbek exporters a strong competitive edge.<\/p>\n<p>Despite temporary disruptions due to regional border closures, analysts maintain that Pakistan\u2019s modern port infrastructure will continue to play a central role in Uzbekistan\u2019s long-term trade and transport strategy.<\/p>\n<p>The growing reliance on Pakistani ports underscores their transformation from transit points into a strategic logistics base for Uzbekistan\u2019s expanding foreign trade.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: Amid growing geopolitical uncertainty and persistent disruptions in global transport and logistics, Uzbekistan has increasingly turned to Pakistani seaports as a strategic gateway for its foreign trade. As a double landlocked country, Uzbekistan requires transit through at least two states to access the sea. In this context, Pakistan\u2019s ports\u2014Karachi, Port Qasim and Gwadar\u2014have gained [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":16253,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,9],"tags":[34172,34171],"class_list":["post-98913","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","category-latest-news","tag-pakistan-ports","tag-uzbekistans-foreign-trade"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98913","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=98913"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98913\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":98915,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98913\/revisions\/98915"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16253"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=98913"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=98913"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=98913"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}