Both countries seek stronger business partnerships, improved banking channels, direct air connectivity and investment cooperation across textiles, mining and e-commerce.
ISLAMABAD, November 3, 2026: Pakistan and Kazakhstan have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral economic relations, expanding trade and exploring new investment opportunities during a meeting between Federal Minister for Board of Investment Qaiser Ahmad Sheikh and Kazakhstan’s Deputy Prime Minister Sirjan Zhomangarin.
During the meeting, Sheikh emphasised the importance of promoting business-to-business (B2B) cooperation, increasing private-sector engagement and improving banking channels to facilitate trade and investment.
He identified significant opportunities for cooperation in e-commerce, warehousing, textiles and mining, highlighting Kazakhstan’s affordable energy as an attractive opportunity for Pakistani textile investors, according to an official press release issued on Tuesday.
Sheikh also called for the early implementation of memorandums of understanding (MoUs) signed during President Asif Ali Zardari’s visit to Kazakhstan in February to translate bilateral commitments into practical economic benefits.
Kazakhstan’s Deputy Prime Minister expressed his desire for Pakistan’s Prime Minister to visit Kazakhstan and reaffirmed his country’s commitment to expanding bilateral relations.
He said a five-year roadmap had been developed to strengthen cooperation and increase bilateral trade.
He also highlighted Pakistan’s market of approximately 250 million people as an attractive opportunity for Kazakhstan, while describing Pakistan as a potential gateway for Kazakhstan to access wider Eurasian markets.
The Deputy Prime Minister stressed the importance of establishing direct air connectivity between the two countries to facilitate business activities, trade and people-to-people exchanges.
He further informed that Kazakhstan’s Foreign Minister would visit Pakistan to participate in the preparatory meeting for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).
Both sides agreed on the importance of improved connectivity, implementation of existing agreements and stronger private-sector participation to transform bilateral economic potential into practical investment and trade partnerships.