Pakistan, Kyrgyzstan sign bilateral accords to strengthen multi-sectoral ties

Pakistan and Kyrgyzstan signed multiple bilateral accords on Wednesday to enhance bilateral cooperation across trade, security, education, environment and technology sectors. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Zhaparov witnessed the ceremony where the representatives from both sides exchanged the pre-signed documents. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrived in Kyrgyzstan on a three-day visit to attend the meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation. Meanwhile, the two sides signed a diplomatic Programme of Cooperation between their foreign ministries for 2026–2027, besides a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad and the National Institute for Strategic Initiatives of the Kyrgyz Republic to strengthen research collaboration. Both countries finalised agreements on transit trade to facilitate bilateral commercial movement and promote science and technological cooperation, besides signing a treaty on extradition. The governments of both countries formulated a draft agreement on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters between Pakistan and Kyrgyzstan. READ MORE: