PM reaches Tashkent to strengthen trade ties with Uzbekistan

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday called for strengthening trade ties with Uzbekistan during a two-day official visit to the country.

Addressing the first Pakistan-Uzbekistan Business Forum, the prime minister highlighted the relations between the two countries, stating that they go back "centuries".

"It is personally a great pleasure for me to visit Uzbekistan, a country which we are connected to culturally, historically, and spiritually," he said.

He assured the business community that this relationship was just beginning to grow, voicing his appreciation for the gracious welcome that had been extended to him upon his arrival.