ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Kyrgyzstan agreed to accelerate work on a long-delayed transit trade agreement to raise bilateral commerce to $100 million.

The two countries have been seeking to deepen economic and energy cooperation, with Pakistan looking to secure new trade corridors through Central Asia and Kyrgyzstan aiming to expand access to South Asian markets. A major element of their collaboration is CASA-1000, a regional electricity transmission project designed to export surplus hydropower from Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to Afghanistan and Pakistan. The multibillion-dollar initiative has been long delayed by instability but is central to regional energy integration plans.

Despite the ambition to raise bilateral commerce to $100 million, trade between Pakistan and Kyrgyzstan remains extremely limited. Official statistics show annual trade has fluctuated below $10 million in recent years, with Pakistan exporting around $5–8 million worth of goods to Kyrgyzstan and importing only a small volume in return. The modest base means achieving the $100 million target would require a tenfold increase, underscoring why both governments have linked progress to new transit arrangements, improved transport corridors and deeper private-sector engagement.

According to the foreign office statement, the two delegations agreed to hold regular meetings of the Pakistan–Kyrgyzstan Bilateral Political Consultations and the Inter-governmental Commission, mechanisms intended to strengthen cooperation on trade, transport, investment and energy.