Relationship dossier
Pakistan
Uzbekistan
Relationship assessment
Pakistan and Uzbekistan pursue cooperation in trade, security and regional connectivity.
Pakistan toward Uzbekistan
+35Pakistan signed a strategic partnership declaration with Uzbekistan in 2021 and pursued agreements on trade, transit and security cooperation. Pakistan has also supported regional connectivity initiatives intended to link Uzbekistan with Pakistani routes through Afghanistan.
Uzbekistan toward Pakistan
+35Uzbekistan signed a strategic partnership declaration with Pakistan in 2021 and pursued agreements covering trade, transit and security. Uzbekistan has promoted regional connectivity initiatives intended to provide access to Pakistani routes through Afghanistan.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship is structured around bilateral agreements and shared efforts to expand trade, security cooperation and transport links between Central and South Asia. The 2021 strategic partnership declaration provides a framework for cooperation, while proposed transit infrastructure remains contingent on regional conditions and implementation.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Pakistan and Uzbekistan have pursued practical cooperation through a 2021 strategic partnership declaration and agreements addressing trade, transit, security and other fields. They have also promoted regional connectivity, including a proposed railway linking Uzbekistan through Afghanistan to Pakistan. These initiatives indicate meaningful cooperation, though the scope and implementation of some plans remain unclear.
Key developments
Pakistan and Uzbekistan signed a strategic partnership declaration and agreements covering areas including trade, transit and security cooperation.
The two governments promoted a proposed railway connecting Uzbekistan to Pakistan through Afghanistan as a regional connectivity project.
Major uncertainties
- The extent to which bilateral trade, transit and security agreements have been implemented is unclear.
- The status and practical prospects of the proposed railway through Afghanistan remain uncertain.