ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Wednesday Pakistan would facilitate Uzbekistan’s access to its seaports in a bid to enhance regional connectivity and trade.
Uzbek Foreign Minister Dr. Abdulaziz Kamilov arrived in Islamabad on Tuesday on a two-day official visit.
In his meeting with the visiting dignitary, Khan highlighted that Pakistan offered the shortest route to international seas to all Central Asian republics through the Karachi and Gwadar ports and could be “the gateway to a landlocked Central Asia.”
Pakistan reaffirmed its “resolve to facilitate Uzbekistan’s access to Pakistani ports,” a statement from the PM Office said, reiterating that Pakistan highly valued its “close fraternal ties” with Uzbekistan and wished to deepen bilateral cooperation in all areas.
Khan emphasized Pakistan’s resolve to forge closer ties with all of Central Asia, covering trade, investments, energy, and people-to-people exchange. The PM also expressed appreciation for the proposed Trans-Afghan railway project between Pakistan, Uzbekistan and Afghanistan.
Kamilov handed Khan a letter from President Shavkat Mirziyoyev inviting the Pakistani PM to the Central Asia-South Asia Connectivity Conference in Tashkent in July 2021.
PM Khan says will facilitate Uzbekistan’s access to Pakistani ports
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PM Khan says will facilitate Uzbekistan’s access to Pakistani ports
- Uzbek Foreign Minister Dr. Kamilov arrived in Islamabad on Tuesday on a two-day visit
- Delivers invitation to Khan to participate in Central Asia-South Asia Connectivity Conference in Tashkent in July
Pakistan Air Force conducts ‘Exercise Golden Eagle’ to test combat readiness, agility
- The exercise follows an intense, four-day Pakistan-India military conflict in May 2025
- It focused on AI-enabled operations integrating disruptive technologies, military says
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) has conducted “Exercise Golden Eagle” that successfully validated its combat readiness and operational agility through synchronized employment of the PAF’s complete combat potential, the Pakistani military said on Tuesday.
It comes months after Pakistan’s four-day military conflict with India in May, with Islamabad claiming victory in the standoff after the PAF claimed to have shot down at least six Indian fighter aircraft, including the French-made Rafale. New Delhi acknowledged some losses but did not specify a number.
The exercise was conducted on a Two-Force construct, focusing on AI-enabled, net-centric operations while integrating indigenous niche, disruptive and smart technologies in line with evolving regional security dynamics, according to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the Pakistani military’s media wing.
Operating within a robust Integrated Air Defense System, friendly forces shaped the battlespace through seamless fusion of kinetic operations with cyber, space and electro-magnetic spectrum operations.
“The kinetic phase featured First-Shoot, First-Kill swing-role combat aircraft equipped with long-range BVR air-to-air missiles, extended-range stand-off weapons and precision strike capabilities, supported by Airborne Early Warning & Control platforms and Air-to-Air Refuelers,” the ISPR said in a statement.
“A key highlight of the exercise was Manned–Unmanned Teaming, with deep-reach killer drones and loitering munitions operating in a highly contested, congested and degraded environment, validating PAF’s capability to conduct high-tempo operations in modern warfare.”
In recent months, many countries have stepped up defense engagement with Pakistan, while delegations from multiple nations have proposed learning from the PAF’s multi-domain air warfare capabilities that officials say were successfully employed during the May conflict.
“The successful conduct of Exercise Golden Eagle reaffirms Pakistan Air Force’s unwavering commitment to maintaining a high state of operational preparedness, leveraging indigenous innovation and effectively countering emerging and future security challenges,” the ISPR added.
